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#0809CF

#0809cf ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0809cf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 3.53% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.14% cyan, 95.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 239.7°, with 92.56% saturation and 42.16% 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 10.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 0.84.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0475

Complementary

  1. #0809cf
  2. #cfce08

Split complementary

  1. #0809cf
  2. #cf6b08
  3. #6dcf08

Analogous

  1. #086dcf
  2. #0809cf
  3. #6b08cf

Triadic

  1. #0809cf
  2. #cf0809
  3. #09cf08

Tetradic

  1. #0809cf
  2. #ce08cf
  3. #cfce08
  4. #09cf08

Square

  1. #0809cf
  2. #cf086d
  3. #cfce08
  4. #08cf6b

Monochromatic

  1. #02033c
  2. #050685
  3. #0809cf
  4. #2d2ef7
  5. #7677fa

Shades

#0809cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0809cf
  2. #0708ba
  3. #0607a6
  4. #060691
  5. #05057c
  6. #040568
  7. #030453
  8. #02033e
  9. #020229
  10. #010115
  11. #000000

Tints

#0809cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0809cf
  2. #2122d4
  3. #393ad9
  4. #5253dd
  5. #6b6be2
  6. #8484e7
  7. #9c9dec
  8. #b5b5f1
  9. #cecef5
  10. #e6e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0809cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0809cf
  2. #1415c7
  3. #2021bf
  4. #2c2db7
  5. #3839af
  6. #4445a8
  7. #5050a0
  8. #5c5c98
  9. #686890
  10. #747488
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #303090 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0032cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0027cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0044a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0809cf {
  color: #0809cf;
}
Background
.bg-0809cf {
  background-color: #0809cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0809cf {
  border: 2px solid #0809cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0809cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 9 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 93% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0809cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0809cf, #6b08cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0809cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 9 207 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 0.84 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.95 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.80 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.29 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.23 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.35 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.66 #f7f630 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#0809cf  rgb(8, 9, 207)  hsl(240, 93%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#cfce08  rgb(207, 206, 8)  hsl(60, 93%, 42%)  Citrine
#cf0809  rgb(207, 8, 9)  hsl(360, 93%, 42%)  Rosso Corsa
#09cf08  rgb(9, 207, 8)  hsl(120, 93%, 42%)  Lime Green