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#287CAE

#287cae ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#287cae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.01% cyan, 28.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 202.39°, with 62.62% saturation and 41.96% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 3.39.

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Relative luminance0.1792

Complementary

  1. #287cae
  2. #ae5a28

Split complementary

  1. #287cae
  2. #ae2839
  3. #ae9d28

Analogous

  1. #28ae9d
  2. #287cae
  3. #2839ae

Triadic

  1. #287cae
  2. #ae287c
  3. #7cae28

Tetradic

  1. #287cae
  2. #5a28ae
  3. #ae5a28
  4. #7cae28

Square

  1. #287cae
  2. #9d28ae
  3. #ae5a28
  4. #39ae28

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2332
  2. #1a5070
  3. #287cae
  4. #4da3d6
  5. #8bc3e4

Shades

#287cae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #287cae
  2. #24709d
  3. #20638b
  4. #1c577a
  5. #184a68
  6. #143e57
  7. #103246
  8. #0c2534
  9. #081923
  10. #040c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#287cae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #287cae
  2. #3e89b6
  3. #5396be
  4. #69a3c6
  5. #7eb0ce
  6. #94bed7
  7. #a9cbdf
  8. #bfd8e7
  9. #d4e5ef
  10. #eaf2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#287cae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #287cae
  2. #317ca9
  3. #3a7da5
  4. #427da0
  5. #4b7e9c
  6. #547e97
  7. #5d7e92
  8. #667f8e
  9. #6e7f89
  10. #778085
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #607890 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #647cb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5270ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00898d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #537caf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4575ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00849c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-287cae {
  color: #287cae;
}
Background
.bg-287cae {
  background-color: #287cae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-287cae {
  border: 2px solid #287cae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #287cae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 124 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 63% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-287cae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #287cae, #2839ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-287cae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 124 174 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 3.39 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.03 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.98 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.71 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.36 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.57 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.78 #d78351 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#287cae  rgb(40, 124, 174)  hsl(202, 63%, 42%)  Cerulean
#ae5a28  rgb(174, 90, 40)  hsl(22, 63%, 42%)  Sienna
#ae287c  rgb(174, 40, 124)  hsl(322, 63%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#7cae28  rgb(124, 174, 40)  hsl(82, 63%, 42%)  Apple Green