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#0806BB

#0806bb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0806bb is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 2.35% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.72% cyan, 96.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 240.66°, with 93.78% saturation and 37.84% 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 2.14.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0377

Complementary

  1. #0806bb
  2. #b9bb06

Split complementary

  1. #0806bb
  2. #bb6206
  3. #5fbb06

Analogous

  1. #065fbb
  2. #0806bb
  3. #6206bb

Triadic

  1. #0806bb
  2. #bb0806
  3. #06bb08

Tetradic

  1. #0806bb
  2. #bb06b9
  3. #b9bb06
  4. #06bb08

Square

  1. #0806bb
  2. #bb065f
  3. #b9bb06
  4. #06bb62

Monochromatic

  1. #020127
  2. #050471
  3. #0806bb
  4. #1816f8
  5. #6260fa

Shades

#0806bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0806bb
  2. #0705a8
  3. #060596
  4. #060483
  5. #050470
  6. #04035e
  7. #03024b
  8. #020238
  9. #020125
  10. #010113
  11. #000000

Tints

#0806bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0806bb
  2. #211fc2
  3. #3938c9
  4. #5251cf
  5. #6b6ad6
  6. #8483dd
  7. #9c9be4
  8. #b5b4eb
  9. #cecdf1
  10. #e6e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0806bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0806bb
  2. #1412b5
  3. #201eaf
  4. #2c2ba9
  5. #3837a3
  6. #44439e
  7. #504f98
  8. #5c5b92
  9. #68688c
  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 #0040bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002cb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0032be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0022b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0806bb {
  color: #0806bb;
}
Background
.bg-0806bb {
  background-color: #0806bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0806bb {
  border: 2px solid #0806bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0806bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 6 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 241 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0806bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0806bb, #6206bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0806bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 6 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.14 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.69 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.64 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.67 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.69 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.21 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.43 #f7f944 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#0806bb  rgb(8, 6, 187)  hsl(241, 94%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#b9bb06  rgb(185, 187, 6)  hsl(61, 94%, 38%)  Old Gold
#bb0806  rgb(187, 8, 6)  hsl(1, 94%, 38%)  Venetian Red
#06bb08  rgb(6, 187, 8)  hsl(121, 94%, 38%)  Kelly Green