Cerulean #007BA7

#007BA7Cerulean
HEX#007BA7
RGBrgb(0, 123, 167)
HSLhsl(196, 100%, 33%)
HSVhsv(196, 100%, 65%)
OKLCHoklch(54.8% 0.112 232.4)
OKLABoklab(54.8% -0.069 -0.089)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 26%, 0%, 35%)

Cerulean (#007BA7) is a medium, highly saturated blue hue. Cerulean is a deep sky blue; the name comes from the Latin for heaven.

In RGB it is made of 0 red, 123 green and 167 blue. Its HSL hue angle is 196° with 100% saturation and 33% lightness, while its perceptual OKLCH lightness is 55% with a chroma of 0.112. For print, a starting CMYK mix is 100% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

As a text color on white, Cerulean has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1, which passes WCAG AA for normal text. On black it reaches 4.39:1 and passes AA only for large text. If you use Cerulean as a background, put white text on it. The APCA lightness contrast is Lc 32 for black text and Lc -78 for white text.

Its perceptual complement is #A35C2B, close to brown. Colors that look most similar are steel blue, teal, denim. It looks fairly similar to people with red-green color blindness (ΔE 6), so its meaning mostly survives.

Contrast

Text on white · 4.78:1 AA ✓
Text on black · 4.39:1 Large only
White on Cerulean · APCA Lc -78
Black on Cerulean · APCA Lc 32

Shades and tints of cerulean

Color harmonies

ComplementaryAnalogousSplit complementaryTriadicTetradicMonochromatic

How cerulean looks with color blindness

Protanopia: #657AA9Deuteranopia: #516DA6Tritanopia: #00878AAchromatopsia: #727272

Similar colors

Steel Blue#4682B4Teal#008080Denim#1560BDSlate Gray#708090Royal Blue#4169E1Sapphire#0F52BAGray#808080Azure#007FFF

FAQ

What is the hex code for cerulean?

The hex code for cerulean is #007BA7, which is rgb(0, 123, 167) in RGB.

What text color goes on cerulean?

White text. Its contrast with cerulean is 4.78:1.

What color is the complement of cerulean?

The perceptual (OKLCH) complement of #007BA7 is #A35C2B.

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