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#0803CD

#0803cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0803cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.1% cyan, 98.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 241.49°, with 97.12% saturation and 40.78% 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 11.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 0.29.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0452

Complementary

  1. #0803cd
  2. #c8cd03

Split complementary

  1. #0803cd
  2. #cd6d03
  3. #63cd03

Analogous

  1. #0363cd
  2. #0803cd
  3. #6d03cd

Triadic

  1. #0803cd
  2. #cd0803
  3. #03cd08

Tetradic

  1. #0803cd
  2. #cd03c8
  3. #c8cd03
  4. #03cd08

Square

  1. #0803cd
  2. #cd0363
  3. #c8cd03
  4. #03cd6d

Monochromatic

  1. #020136
  2. #050282
  3. #0803cd
  4. #2621fc
  5. #706cfd

Shades

#0803cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0803cd
  2. #0703b9
  3. #0602a4
  4. #060290
  5. #05027b
  6. #040267
  7. #030152
  8. #02013e
  9. #020129
  10. #010015
  11. #000000

Tints

#0803cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0803cd
  2. #211cd2
  3. #3935d7
  4. #524fdc
  5. #6b68e1
  6. #8481e6
  7. #9c9aeb
  8. #b5b3f0
  9. #cecdf5
  10. #e6e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0803cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0803cd
  2. #1410c5
  3. #201cbe
  4. #2c29b6
  5. #3835ae
  6. #4442a7
  7. #504e9f
  8. #5c5b97
  9. #68678f
  10. #747488
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f2e8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0031ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005578 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0025cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0042a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0803cd {
  color: #0803cd;
}
Background
.bg-0803cd {
  background-color: #0803cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0803cd {
  border: 2px solid #0803cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0803cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 3 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 241 97% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0803cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0803cd, #6d03cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0803cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 3 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 0.29 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.71 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.21 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.69 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.20 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.80 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.89 #f7fc32 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#0803cd  rgb(8, 3, 205)  hsl(241, 97%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#c8cd03  rgb(200, 205, 3)  hsl(61, 97%, 41%)  Pear
#cd0803  rgb(205, 8, 3)  hsl(1, 97%, 41%)  Rosso Corsa
#03cd08  rgb(3, 205, 8)  hsl(121, 97%, 41%)  Lime Green