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#0809AD

#0809ad ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0809ad is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 3.53% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.38% cyan, 94.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 239.64°, with 91.16% saturation and 35.49% 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 12.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.42.

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Relative luminance0.0326

Complementary

  1. #0809ad
  2. #adac08

Split complementary

  1. #0809ad
  2. #ad5a08
  3. #5bad08

Analogous

  1. #085bad
  2. #0809ad
  3. #5a08ad

Triadic

  1. #0809ad
  2. #ad0809
  3. #09ad08

Tetradic

  1. #0809ad
  2. #ac08ad
  3. #adac08
  4. #09ad08

Square

  1. #0809ad
  2. #ad085b
  3. #adac08
  4. #08ad5a

Monochromatic

  1. #01011b
  2. #050564
  3. #0809ad
  4. #0e0ff4
  5. #5758f7

Shades

#0809ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0809ad
  2. #07089c
  3. #06078a
  4. #060679
  5. #050568
  6. #040557
  7. #030445
  8. #020334
  9. #020223
  10. #010111
  11. #000000

Tints

#0809ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0809ad
  2. #2122b5
  3. #393abd
  4. #5253c6
  5. #6b6bce
  6. #8484d6
  7. #9c9dde
  8. #b5b5e6
  9. #ceceef
  10. #e6e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0809ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0809ad
  2. #1415a9
  3. #2021a4
  4. #2c2da0
  5. #38399b
  6. #444597
  7. #505092
  8. #5c5c8e
  9. #686889
  10. #747485
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #272778 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003bb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0029ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004865 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002eaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0020ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003888 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0809ad {
  color: #0809ad;
}
Background
.bg-0809ad {
  background-color: #0809ad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0809ad {
  border: 2px solid #0809ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0809ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 9 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0809ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0809ad, #5a08ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0809ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 9 173 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.42 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.91 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.94 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.97 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.56 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.49 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.51 #f7f652 Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#0809ad  rgb(8, 9, 173)  hsl(240, 91%, 35%)  Zaffre
#adac08  rgb(173, 172, 8)  hsl(60, 91%, 35%)  Brass
#ad0809  rgb(173, 8, 9)  hsl(360, 91%, 35%)  Rufous
#09ad08  rgb(9, 173, 8)  hsl(120, 91%, 35%)  Kelly Green