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#0803CC

#0803cc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0803cc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 1.18% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.08% cyan, 98.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 241.49°, with 97.1% saturation and 40.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 0.25.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0448

Complementary

  1. #0803cc
  2. #c7cc03

Split complementary

  1. #0803cc
  2. #cc6c03
  3. #63cc03

Analogous

  1. #0363cc
  2. #0803cc
  3. #6c03cc

Triadic

  1. #0803cc
  2. #cc0803
  3. #03cc08

Tetradic

  1. #0803cc
  2. #cc03c7
  3. #c7cc03
  4. #03cc08

Square

  1. #0803cc
  2. #cc0363
  3. #c7cc03
  4. #03cc6c

Monochromatic

  1. #020135
  2. #050281
  3. #0803cc
  4. #2520fc
  5. #6f6bfd

Shades

#0803cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0803cc
  2. #0703b8
  3. #0602a3
  4. #06028f
  5. #05027a
  6. #040266
  7. #030152
  8. #02013d
  9. #020129
  10. #010014
  11. #000000

Tints

#0803cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0803cc
  2. #211cd1
  3. #3935d6
  4. #524fdb
  5. #6b68e0
  6. #8481e6
  7. #9c9aeb
  8. #b5b3f0
  9. #cecdf5
  10. #e6e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0803cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0803cc
  2. #1410c4
  3. #201cbd
  4. #2c29b5
  5. #3835ae
  6. #4442a6
  7. #504e9e
  8. #5c5b97
  9. #68678f
  10. #747488
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2e2e8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0030c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005577 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0025ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0042a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0803cc {
  color: #0803cc;
}
Background
.bg-0803cc {
  background-color: #0803cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0803cc {
  border: 2px solid #0803cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0803cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 3 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 241 97% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0803cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0803cc, #6c03cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0803cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 3 204 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 0.25 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.60 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.34 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.81 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.11 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.77 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.77 #f7fc33 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#0803cc  rgb(8, 3, 204)  hsl(241, 97%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#c7cc03  rgb(199, 204, 3)  hsl(61, 97%, 41%)  Pear
#cc0803  rgb(204, 8, 3)  hsl(1, 97%, 41%)  Rosso Corsa
#03cc08  rgb(3, 204, 8)  hsl(121, 97%, 41%)  Lime Green