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#40769B

#40769b ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#40769b is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 46.27% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.71% cyan, 23.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 204.4°, with 41.55% saturation and 42.94% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 4.73.

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Relative luminance0.1641

Complementary

  1. #40769b
  2. #9b6540

Split complementary

  1. #40769b
  2. #9b4048
  3. #9b9340

Analogous

  1. #409b93
  2. #40769b
  3. #40489b

Triadic

  1. #40769b
  2. #9b4076
  3. #769b40

Tetradic

  1. #40769b
  2. #65409b
  3. #9b6540
  4. #769b40

Square

  1. #40769b
  2. #93409b
  3. #9b6540
  4. #489b40

Monochromatic

  1. #13242f
  2. #2a4d65
  3. #40769b
  4. #679cc0
  5. #9dbfd7

Shades

#40769b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40769b
  2. #3a6a8c
  3. #335e7c
  4. #2d536d
  5. #26475d
  6. #203b4e
  7. #1a2f3e
  8. #13232f
  9. #0d181f
  10. #060c10
  11. #000000

Tints

#40769b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40769b
  2. #5384a5
  3. #6691af
  4. #799fb9
  5. #8cadc3
  6. #a0bbcd
  7. #b3c8d7
  8. #c6d6e1
  9. #d9e4eb
  10. #ecf1f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40769b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40769b
  2. #467798
  3. #4d7896
  4. #537993
  5. #5a7a90
  6. #607b8e
  7. #667c8b
  8. #6d7d88
  9. #737e85
  10. #7a7f83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #617384 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #65769d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #596d9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #59769c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #50709b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #227c8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40769b {
  color: #40769b;
}
Background
.bg-40769b {
  background-color: #40769b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-40769b {
  border: 2px solid #40769b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40769b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 118 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 42% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40769b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40769b, #40489b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40769b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 118 155 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.73 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.25 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.39 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.56 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.27 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.36 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.53 #bf8964 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#40769b  rgb(64, 118, 155)  hsl(204, 42%, 43%)  Cerulean
#9b6540  rgb(155, 101, 64)  hsl(24, 42%, 43%)  Sienna
#9b4076  rgb(155, 64, 118)  hsl(324, 42%, 43%)  Twilight Lavender
#769b40  rgb(118, 155, 64)  hsl(84, 42%, 43%)  Olive Drab