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#0811BC

#0811bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0811bc is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 6.67% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.74% cyan, 90.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 237°, 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 11.56:1 (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 luminance0.0408

Complementary

  1. #0811bc
  2. #bcb308

Split complementary

  1. #0811bc
  2. #bc5908
  3. #6bbc08

Analogous

  1. #086bbc
  2. #0811bc
  3. #5908bc

Triadic

  1. #0811bc
  2. #bc0811
  3. #11bc08

Tetradic

  1. #0811bc
  2. #b308bc
  3. #bcb308
  4. #11bc08

Square

  1. #0811bc
  2. #bc086b
  3. #bcb308
  4. #08bc59

Monochromatic

  1. #020429
  2. #050a73
  3. #0811bc
  4. #1b26f5
  5. #656cf8

Shades

#0811bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0811bc
  2. #070fa9
  3. #060e96
  4. #060c84
  5. #050a71
  6. #04095e
  7. #03074b
  8. #020538
  9. #020326
  10. #010213
  11. #000000

Tints

#0811bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0811bc
  2. #2129c3
  3. #3941c9
  4. #5258d0
  5. #6b70d7
  6. #8488de
  7. #9ca0e4
  8. #b5b8eb
  9. #cecff2
  10. #e6e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0811bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0811bc
  2. #141cb6
  3. #2027b0
  4. #2c32aa
  5. #383da4
  6. #44499e
  7. #505498
  8. #5c5f92
  9. #686a8c
  10. #747586
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2c2d83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002fb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00506e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0026ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003f94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0811bc {
  color: #0811bc;
}
Background
.bg-0811bc {
  background-color: #0811bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0811bc {
  border: 2px solid #0811bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0811bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 17 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0811bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0811bc, #5908bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0811bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 17 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.14 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.65 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.16 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.95 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.23 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.84 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.02 #f7ee43 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#0811bc  rgb(8, 17, 188)  hsl(237, 92%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#bcb308  rgb(188, 179, 8)  hsl(57, 92%, 38%)  Old Gold
#bc0811  rgb(188, 8, 17)  hsl(357, 92%, 38%)  Cornell Red
#11bc08  rgb(17, 188, 8)  hsl(117, 92%, 38%)  Kelly Green