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#287FAC

#287fac ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#287fac is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 49.8% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.74% cyan, 26.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 200.45°, with 62.26% saturation and 41.57% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 2.55.

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Relative luminance0.1861

Complementary

  1. #287fac
  2. #ac5528

Split complementary

  1. #287fac
  2. #ac283d
  3. #ac9728

Analogous

  1. #28ac97
  2. #287fac
  3. #283dac

Triadic

  1. #287fac
  2. #ac287f
  3. #7fac28

Tetradic

  1. #287fac
  2. #5528ac
  3. #ac5528
  4. #7fac28

Square

  1. #287fac
  2. #9728ac
  3. #ac5528
  4. #3dac28

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2330
  2. #1a516e
  3. #287fac
  4. #4ba6d5
  5. #89c5e4

Shades

#287fac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #287fac
  2. #24729b
  3. #20668a
  4. #1c5978
  5. #184c67
  6. #144056
  7. #103345
  8. #0c2634
  9. #081922
  10. #040d11
  11. #000000

Tints

#287fac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #287fac
  2. #3e8cb4
  3. #5399bd
  4. #69a5c5
  5. #7eb2cd
  6. #94bfd6
  7. #a9ccde
  8. #bfd9e6
  9. #d4e5ee
  10. #eaf2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#287fac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #287fac
  2. #317fa8
  3. #3a7fa3
  4. #427f9f
  5. #4b7f9a
  6. #548096
  7. #5d8092
  8. #66808d
  9. #6e8089
  10. #778084
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #617b8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #697eae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5772ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #567fad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4977ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00869b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-287fac {
  color: #287fac;
}
Background
.bg-287fac {
  background-color: #287fac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-287fac {
  border: 2px solid #287fac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #287fac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 127 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 62% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-287fac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #287fac, #283dac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-287fac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 127 172 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 2.55 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.56 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.89 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.95 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.03 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.23 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.30 #d78053 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#287fac  rgb(40, 127, 172)  hsl(200, 62%, 42%)  Cerulean
#ac5528  rgb(172, 85, 40)  hsl(20, 62%, 42%)  Sienna
#ac287f  rgb(172, 40, 127)  hsl(320, 62%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#7fac28  rgb(127, 172, 40)  hsl(80, 62%, 42%)  Apple Green