Cerulean

The color code of Cerulean indicates, that blue is the main light source among the primary colors red, green and blue. Together with green it also forms the basic color cyan, but still remains as dominant basic color for the initial color impression. Learn more …

Because achromatic basic colors like black and white are somewhat restrained, the colorfulness of Cerulean is only slightly limited: The mixture ratio between chromatic and achromatic basic colors results in 54 % saturation. Since the inherent brightness of its contained basic colors sums up to a perceived brightness of 51 %, Cerulean is a rather light color.

Hex	`#488bd2`
RGB	`rgb(72, 139, 210)`
HSL*	`hsl(211, 61%, 55%)`
Lab*	`56.58 1.14 -42.8`
CMYK*	`66% 34% 0% 18%`

* approximated values

Basic colors

28 %

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