CG Blue (#007AA5)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 4.85:1 — vs black: 4.33:1

Color values

HEX #007AA5
RGB rgb(0, 122, 165)
HSL hsl(195, 100%, 64%)
CMYK cmyk( 100, 26.06, 0, 35.29 )
Websafe #006699

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #007AA5 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

CG Blue
#007AA5 Base

#A52B00

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

CG Blue
#007AA5 Base

#00A57D

#0027A5

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

CG Blue
#007AA5 Base

#A5007A

#7AA500

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

CG Blue
#007AA5 Base

#A50027

#A57D00

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

CG Blue
#007AA5 Base

#7D00A5

#A52B00

#27A500

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

CG Blue
#007AA5 Base

#00131A

#004158

#005C7C

#0098CE

#00B3F1

#3FCDFF

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of CG Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #00131A

— #002735

— #003C51

— #00516D

— #006589

CG Blue #007AA5 Base

— #00A9E5

— #26C6FF

— #66D7FF

— #A6E8FF

— #E6F8FF

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #007AA5. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #007AA5;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #007AA5;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #007AA5;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #007AA5,
        #FF7A4B
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #007AA5,
        #FF7A4B
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$cg-blue: #007AA5;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$cg-blue-r: 0;
$cg-blue-g: 122;
$cg-blue-b: 165;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $cg-blue;
    color: rgba($cg-blue-r, $cg-blue-g, $cg-blue-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How CG Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #007AA5 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #6868A6 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #7474A5 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #008080 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #717171 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to CG Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

CG Blue #007AA5 Base

Cerulean #007BA7 ΔE 0.46

Star Command Blue #007BB8 ΔE 4.76

Blue (NCS) #0087BD ΔE 5.60

Sea Blue #006994 ΔE 6.24

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.

CG Blue (#007AA5)

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Shades (darker)

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