HEX atlas value

#007BA7

#007BA7 is a cool blue HEX color close to Cerulean. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 0, 123, 167, HSL 196, 100%, 33%, has luminance 0.1696, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

blue cool jewel-tone

#007BA7 Sample readable text

HEX #007BA7

RGB rgb(0, 123, 167)

HSL hsl(196 100% 33%)

CMYK cmyk(100, 26, 0, 35)

Luminance 0.1696

Contrast Black 4.39:1White 4.78:1

CSS

--color-007ba7: #007BA7;
.background-007ba7 { background-color: #007BA7; }
.text-007ba7 { color: #007BA7; }

Luminance0.1696

Black text4.39:1AA Fail

White text4.78:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#007BA7","rgb":[0,123,167],"hsl":[196,100,33],"cmyk":[100,26,0,35],"luminance":0.1696,"contrast":{"black":4.39,"white":4.78}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.39,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.78,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#00384D","hex":"#00384D","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.67,"contrastWhite":12.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#0027A8","hex":"#0027A8","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.86,"contrastWhite":11.31,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#05BCFF","hex":"#05BCFF","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.64,"contrastWhite":2.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#00A881","hex":"#00A881","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.92,"contrastWhite":3.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#A82D00","hex":"#A82D00","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.04,"contrastWhite":6.91,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool blue","jewel tone","jewel tone blue","Cerulean adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","calm digital interfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/007ba7.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cerulean.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/safety-blue.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/enamel-blue.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A82D00","analogous":["#00A881","#0027A8"],"triadic":["#A8007B","#7BA800"],"tetradic":["#8100A8","#A82D00","#27A800"],"splitComplementary":["#A80027","#A88100"],"monochromatic":["#05BCFF","#007BA7","#00384D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#05BCFF","dark":"#00384D","saturated":"#007BA8","desaturated":"#137396","pastel":"#39BEEF","neon":"#0099D1"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cerulean","name":"Cerulean","hex":"#007BA7","distance":0},{"slug":"safety-blue","name":"Safety Blue","hex":"#0067A5","distance":20.09975124224178},{"slug":"enamel-blue","name":"Enamel Blue","hex":"#0067A0","distance":21.18962010041709},{"slug":"ocean-blue","name":"Ocean Blue","hex":"#0077BE","distance":23.345235059857504},{"slug":"sea-blue","name":"Sea Blue","hex":"#006994","distance":26.1725046566048}]

HEX meaning and use

About #007BA7

#007BA7 is classified as a cool blue value with jewel tone visual character. #007BA7 is visually closest to Cerulean, a named blue color with HEX #007BA7.

The RGB channels are 0, 123, and 167, with blue carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 196deg with 100% saturation and 33% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.1696, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.39:1AA Fail

White text4.78:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #007BA7 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.39:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.78:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#00384D#FFFFFF text · best 12.56:1#00384D

#0027A8#FFFFFF text · best 11.31:1#0027A8

#05BCFF#000000 text · best 9.64:1#05BCFF

#00A881#000000 text · best 6.92:1#00A881

#A82D00#FFFFFF text · best 6.91:1#A82D00

Generated Palette

Cerulean#007BA7

#A82D00#A82D00

#00A881#00A881

#0027A8#0027A8

#05BCFF#05BCFF

#00384D#00384D

Color Harmonies

#A82D00#A82D00

#00A881#00A881

#0027A8#0027A8

#A8007B#A8007B

#7BA800#7BA800

Variants

#05BCFF#05BCFF

#00384D#00384D

#007BA8#007BA8

#137396#137396

#39BEEF#39BEEF

#0099D1#0099D1

Nearest Named Colors

Cerulean#007BA7

Safety Blue#0067A5

Enamel Blue#0067A0

Ocean Blue#0077BE

Sea Blue#006994

#007BA7

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #007BA7

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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