Cerulean (#007BA7)

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: 4.78:1 — vs black: 4.39:1

Color values

  • HEX #007BA7
  • RGB rgb(0, 123, 167)
  • HSL hsl(195, 100%, 65%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 100, 26.35, 0, 34.51 )
  • Websafe #006699
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Tags

Mood

Bold (205) Playful (195)

Style

Vivid (210) Neon (200)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #007BA7 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Cerulean
#007BA7 Base
#A72C00
Analogous

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

Cerulean
#007BA7 Base
#00A780
#0027A7
Triadic

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

Cerulean
#007BA7 Base
#A7007B
#7BA700
Split-Complementary

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

Cerulean
#007BA7 Base
#A70027
#A78000
Tetradic (Square)

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

Cerulean
#007BA7 Base
#8000A7
#A72C00
#27A700
Monochromatic

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

Cerulean
#007BA7 Base
#00131A
#00435B
#005D7E
#0099D0
#00B3F4
#41CDFF
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #00131A
— #002836
— #003C52
— #00516E
— #00668B
Cerulean #007BA7 Base
— #00AAE7
— #27C6FF
— #67D7FF
— #A6E8FF
— #E6F8FF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #007BA7. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #007BA7;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #007BA7;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #007BA7;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #007BA7,
        #FF7D4F
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #007BA7,
        #FF7D4F
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$cerulean: #007BA7;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$cerulean-r: 0;
$cerulean-g: 123;
$cerulean-b: 167;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $cerulean;
    color: rgba($cerulean-r, $cerulean-g, $cerulean-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

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

Normal Vision #007BA7 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #6969A8 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 #7575A7 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #008282 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #727272 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 Cerulean ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Cerulean #007BA7 Base
CG Blue #007AA5 ΔE 0.46
Star Command Blue #007BB8 ΔE 4.47
Blue (NCS) #0087BD ΔE 5.13
Sea Blue #006994 ΔE 6.59

How to use this color

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