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Cerulean #007BA7
A medium sky-blue, named after the cerulean pigment.
Use cases: Sky palettes · Travel
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #007BA7 | |
| RGB | rgb(0, 123, 167) | |
| HSL | hsl(196, 100%, 33%) | |
| HSV | hsv(196, 100%, 65%) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(100%, 26.3%, 0%, 34.5%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(14.0551, 16.954, 39.0834) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.2, -12.3, -31.4) | |
| Luminance | 0.170 (WCAG relative) |
/* Cerulean */
color: #007ba7;
background-color: #007ba7;
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
Shades (toward black)
#006f96 #006286 #005675 #004a64 #003e54 #003143 #002532 #001921 #000c11 #000000
Tints (toward white)
#1a88b0 #3395b9 #4da3c1 #66b0ca #80bdd3 #99cadc #b3d7e5 #cce5ed #e6f2f6 #ffffff
Tones (toward gray)
#0d7ca3 #1a7c9f #267d9b #337d97 #407e94 #4d7e90 #5a7f8c #667f88 #738084 #808080
Color harmonies
Complementary
Edit in generator →#007BA7
#A72C00
#007ba7 #a72c00
Analogous
Edit in generator →#00A77F
#007BA7
#0028A7
#00a77f #007ba7 #0028a7
Triadic
Edit in generator →#007BA7
#A7007B
#7BA700
#007ba7 #a7007b #7ba700
Tetradic
Edit in generator →#007BA7
#7F00A7
#A72C00
#28A700
#007ba7 #7f00a7 #a72c00 #28a700
Split Complementary
Edit in generator →#007BA7
#A70028
#A77F00
#007ba7 #a70028 #a77f00
Monochromatic
Edit in generator →#00212D
#004E6A
#007BA7
#00A8E4
#22C5FF
#00212d #004e6a #007ba7 #00a8e4 #22c5ff
Accessibility & contrast
4.78
#007BA7 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
4.39
#007BA7 on #000000
AA text ✗AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
Best text on cerulean
4.78
#FFFFFF text
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1.
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀).
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Steel Blue #4682B4 | 7.01 | |
| Azure #007FFF | 13.23 | |
| Slate Gray #708090 | 13.52 | |
| Denim #1560BD | 13.63 | |
| Royal Blue #4169E1 | 15.10 | |
| Teal #008080 | 16.72 |
Related colors
Palettes with cerulean
Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.