{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"ocean-blue-vs-cerulean","type":"nearest","name":"Ocean Blue vs Cerulean","verdict":"Ocean Blue and Cerulean are very close colors. Cerulean is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Ocean Blue and Cerulean are different blue colors with HEX values #0077BE and #007BA7. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 23.3, their contrast ratio is 1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":23.3,"contrastRatio":1,"colors":[{"slug":"ocean-blue","name":"Ocean Blue","hex":"#0077BE","rgb":[0,119,190],"hsl":[202,100,37],"cmyk":[100,37,0,25],"family":"blue","temperature":"cool","tone":["vibrant","jewel-tone"],"luminance":0.1691,"contrast":{"black":4.38,"white":4.79},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":4.79},"description":"Ocean Blue is #0077BE, a cool blue color with vibrant and jewel tone character. Compared with Cerulean, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for interfaces, brand systems, and technical design, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/ocean-blue/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ocean-blue.json"},{"slug":"cerulean","name":"Cerulean","hex":"#007BA7","rgb":[0,123,167],"hsl":[196,100,33],"cmyk":[100,26,0,35],"family":"blue","temperature":"cool","tone":["jewel-tone"],"luminance":0.1696,"contrast":{"black":4.39,"white":4.78},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":4.78},"description":"Cerulean is #007BA7, a cool blue color with jewel tone character. Compared with Ocean Blue, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for interfaces, brand systems, and technical design, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cerulean/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cerulean.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":23.3,"contrastRatio":1,"hslDelta":{"hue":6,"saturation":0,"lightness":4},"luminanceDelta":0.0005,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["jewel-tone"],"lighterColor":"Cerulean","moreSaturatedColor":"Ocean Blue"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Ocean Blue","background":"#0077BE","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":4.79},{"color":"Cerulean","background":"#007BA7","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":4.78}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Ocean Blue is better when the design needs vibrant and jewel tone blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #0077BE.","chooseSecondWhen":"Cerulean is better when the design needs jewel tone blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #007BA7.","useTogetherWhen":"Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."},"relatedApi":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/ocean-blue-vs-cerulean.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ocean-blue.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cerulean.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/ocean-blue-vs-cerulean/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/ocean-blue-vs-cerulean.json"}