Cerulean Blue is a light bright shade of Sky Blue. It belongs to the color family Sky Blue, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Cerulean Blue is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Cerulean Blue is #2A52BE.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Cerulean Blue has 16%% Red, 32% Green, and 75% Blue.
Cerulean Blue has 224° Hue, 78% Saturation, and 75% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Cerulean Blue has 224° Hue, 64% Saturation, and 45% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Cerulean Blue has 78% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow, and 25% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#2A52BE |
|
RGB |
(42, 82, 190) |
(16%, 32%, 75%) |
HSV |
(224°, 78, 75) |
(62%, 78%, 75%) |
HSL |
(224°, 64, 45) |
(62%, 64%, 45%) |
CMYK |
(78, 57, 0, 25) |
(78%, 57%, 0%, 25%) |
The natural luminance of Cerulean Blue is 10%, which is low.
Cerulean Blue has a higher contrast with white than black.
Cerulean Blue and black have a 3.0:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Cerulean Blue and white have a 6.9:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
10% |
insufficient (3.0) |
AA (6.9) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Cerulean Blue paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 49% Blue, 9% Cyan, 25% Black, 16% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
49%
Cyan
9%
Magenta
0%
Black
25%
White
16%
To mix Cerulean Blue paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 34% Cyan, 24% Magenta, 25% Black, 16% White, as shown below.
Cyan
34%
Magenta
24%
Yellow
0%
Black
25%
White
16%
Colors similar to Cerulean Blue are: Sapphire Blue, Persian Blue, Sapphire, Mariner, and Royal Blue. Sapphire Blue is brighter than Cerulean Blue. Persian Blue is more blue and brighter and darker than Cerulean Blue. Sapphire is more blue and brighter and darker than Cerulean Blue. Mariner is more cyan and lighter than Cerulean Blue. Royal Blue is brighter and lighter than Cerulean Blue.