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#0804BC

#0804bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0804bc is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 1.57% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.74% cyan, 97.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 241.3°, with 95.83% saturation and 37.65% 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 11.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.04.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0377

Complementary

  1. #0804bc
  2. #b8bc04

Split complementary

  1. #0804bc
  2. #bc6404
  3. #5cbc04

Analogous

  1. #045cbc
  2. #0804bc
  3. #6404bc

Triadic

  1. #0804bc
  2. #bc0804
  3. #04bc08

Tetradic

  1. #0804bc
  2. #bc04b8
  3. #b8bc04
  4. #04bc08

Square

  1. #0804bc
  2. #bc045c
  3. #b8bc04
  4. #04bc64

Monochromatic

  1. #020126
  2. #050271
  3. #0804bc
  4. #1813fa
  5. #615dfc

Shades

#0804bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0804bc
  2. #0704a9
  3. #060396
  4. #060384
  5. #050271
  6. #04025e
  7. #03024b
  8. #020138
  9. #020126
  10. #010013
  11. #000000

Tints

#0804bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0804bc
  2. #211dc3
  3. #3936c9
  4. #524fd0
  5. #6b68d7
  6. #8482de
  7. #9c9be4
  8. #b5b4eb
  9. #cecdf2
  10. #e6e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0804bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0804bc
  2. #1410b6
  3. #201db0
  4. #2c29aa
  5. #3836a4
  6. #44429e
  7. #504e98
  8. #5c5b92
  9. #68678c
  10. #747486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2a2a82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002cb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0031bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0022ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0804bc {
  color: #0804bc;
}
Background
.bg-0804bc {
  background-color: #0804bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0804bc {
  border: 2px solid #0804bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0804bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 4 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 241 96% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0804bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0804bc, #6404bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0804bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 4 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.04 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.85 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.74 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.81 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.81 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.29 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.36 #f7fb43 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#0804bc  rgb(8, 4, 188)  hsl(241, 96%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#b8bc04  rgb(184, 188, 4)  hsl(61, 96%, 38%)  Old Gold
#bc0804  rgb(188, 8, 4)  hsl(1, 96%, 38%)  Venetian Red
#04bc08  rgb(4, 188, 8)  hsl(121, 96%, 38%)  Kelly Green