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#287CAB

#287cab ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#287cab is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 48.63% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.61% cyan, 27.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 201.53°, with 62.09% saturation and 41.37% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 2.67.

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Relative luminance0.1781

Complementary

  1. #287cab
  2. #ab5728

Split complementary

  1. #287cab
  2. #ab283a
  3. #ab9928

Analogous

  1. #28ab99
  2. #287cab
  3. #283aab

Triadic

  1. #287cab
  2. #ab287c
  3. #7cab28

Tetradic

  1. #287cab
  2. #5728ab
  3. #ab5728
  4. #7cab28

Square

  1. #287cab
  2. #9928ab
  3. #ab5728
  4. #3aab28

Monochromatic

  1. #0b222f
  2. #194f6d
  3. #287cab
  4. #4ba3d5
  5. #89c3e3

Shades

#287cab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #287cab
  2. #24709a
  3. #206389
  4. #1c5778
  5. #184a67
  6. #143e56
  7. #103244
  8. #0c2533
  9. #081922
  10. #040c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#287cab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #287cab
  2. #3e89b3
  3. #5396bc
  4. #69a3c4
  5. #7eb0cd
  6. #94bed5
  7. #a9cbdd
  8. #bfd8e6
  9. #d4e5ee
  10. #eaf2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#287cab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #287cab
  2. #317ca7
  3. #3a7da2
  4. #427d9e
  5. #4b7e9a
  6. #547e96
  7. #5d7e91
  8. #667f8d
  9. #6e7f89
  10. #778084
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f788e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #667cad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5470aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00888c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #547cac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4675ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008399 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-287cab {
  color: #287cab;
}
Background
.bg-287cab {
  background-color: #287cab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-287cab {
  border: 2px solid #287cab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #287cab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 124 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 62% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-287cab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #287cab, #283aab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-287cab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 124 171 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 2.67 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.48 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.55 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.36 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.04 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.33 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.69 #d78354 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#287cab  rgb(40, 124, 171)  hsl(202, 62%, 41%)  Cerulean
#ab5728  rgb(171, 87, 40)  hsl(22, 62%, 41%)  Sienna
#ab287c  rgb(171, 40, 124)  hsl(322, 62%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#7cab28  rgb(124, 171, 40)  hsl(82, 62%, 41%)  Apple Green