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#0809BC

#0809bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0809bc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.74% cyan, 95.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 239.67°, with 91.84% saturation and 38.43% 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 11.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0388

Complementary

  1. #0809bc
  2. #bcbb08

Split complementary

  1. #0809bc
  2. #bc6108
  3. #63bc08

Analogous

  1. #0863bc
  2. #0809bc
  3. #6108bc

Triadic

  1. #0809bc
  2. #bc0809
  3. #09bc08

Tetradic

  1. #0809bc
  2. #bb08bc
  3. #bcbb08
  4. #09bc08

Square

  1. #0809bc
  2. #bc0863
  3. #bcbb08
  4. #08bc61

Monochromatic

  1. #020229
  2. #050573
  3. #0809bc
  4. #1b1cf5
  5. #6565f8

Shades

#0809bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0809bc
  2. #0708a9
  3. #060796
  4. #060684
  5. #050571
  6. #04055e
  7. #03044b
  8. #020338
  9. #020226
  10. #010113
  11. #000000

Tints

#0809bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0809bc
  2. #2122c3
  3. #393ac9
  4. #5253d0
  5. #6b6bd7
  6. #8484de
  7. #9c9de4
  8. #b5b5eb
  9. #cecef2
  10. #e6e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0809bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0809bc
  2. #1415b6
  3. #2021b0
  4. #2c2daa
  5. #3839a4
  6. #44459e
  7. #505098
  8. #5c5c92
  9. #68688c
  10. #747486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2b2b82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002db9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0032bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0023ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0809bc {
  color: #0809bc;
}
Background
.bg-0809bc {
  background-color: #0809bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0809bc {
  border: 2px solid #0809bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0809bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 9 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0809bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0809bc, #6108bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0809bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 9 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.00 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.72 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.57 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.84 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.90 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.22 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.43 #f7f643 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#0809bc  rgb(8, 9, 188)  hsl(240, 92%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#bcbb08  rgb(188, 187, 8)  hsl(60, 92%, 38%)  Old Gold
#bc0809  rgb(188, 8, 9)  hsl(360, 92%, 38%)  Venetian Red
#09bc08  rgb(9, 188, 8)  hsl(120, 92%, 38%)  Kelly Green