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Cerulean #2A52BE

#2A52BE · rgb(42, 82, 190)

Cerulean is the color #2A52BE. In RGB it is rgb(42, 82, 190) — 16% red, 32% green and 75% blue. Its CMYK breakdown is 78% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black, and in HSL it sits at 224° hue, 64% saturation and 45% lightness. Cerulean is not a standard CSS color name; the nearest web color is Royal Blue (#4169E1). The closest web-safe color is #3366CC.

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Cerulean color codes

Hex#2A52BE
RGBrgb(42, 82, 190)
RGB %16%, 32%, 75%
HSLhsl(224, 64%, 45%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224, 78%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 57%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(48% 0.176 265)
Closest web-safe#3366CC

Contrast

Contrast ratio of Cerulean against white and black text (WCAG 2.1 needs 4.5:1 for body text).

White text — 6.89:1 Black text — 3.05:1

Shades, tints & tones

Shades — toward black
Tints — toward white
Tones — toward gray

Color harmonies

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Colors similar to Cerulean

Sapphire#0F52BADenim#1560BDCobalt#0047ABRoyal Blue#4169E1Slate Blue#6A5ACDDark Slate Blue#483D8B