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#0812CB

#0812cb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0812cb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 7.06% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.06% cyan, 91.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 236.92°, with 92.42% saturation and 41.37% 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 10.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.4.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.048

Complementary

  1. #0812cb
  2. #cbc108

Split complementary

  1. #0812cb
  2. #cb5f08
  3. #74cb08

Analogous

  1. #0874cb
  2. #0812cb
  3. #5f08cb

Triadic

  1. #0812cb
  2. #cb0812
  3. #12cb08

Tetradic

  1. #0812cb
  2. #c108cb
  3. #cbc108
  4. #12cb08

Square

  1. #0812cb
  2. #cb0874
  3. #cbc108
  4. #08cb5f

Monochromatic

  1. #020538
  2. #050b81
  3. #0812cb
  4. #2933f7
  5. #7379f9

Shades

#0812cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0812cb
  2. #0710b7
  3. #060ea2
  4. #060d8e
  5. #050b7a
  6. #040966
  7. #030751
  8. #02053d
  9. #020429
  10. #010214
  11. #000000

Tints

#0812cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0812cb
  2. #212ad0
  3. #3941d5
  4. #5259db
  5. #6b71e0
  6. #8489e5
  7. #9ca0ea
  8. #b5b8ef
  9. #ced0f5
  10. #e6e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0812cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0812cb
  2. #141dc4
  3. #2028bc
  4. #2c33b5
  5. #383ead
  6. #4449a6
  7. #50549e
  8. #5c5f97
  9. #686a8f
  10. #747588
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #30318d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0029c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0044a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0812cb {
  color: #0812cb;
}
Background
.bg-0812cb {
  background-color: #0812cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0812cb {
  border: 2px solid #0812cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0812cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 18 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 92% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0812cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0812cb, #5f08cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0812cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 18 203 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.40 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.55 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.09 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.55 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.60 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.65 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.16 #f7ed34 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#0812cb  rgb(8, 18, 203)  hsl(237, 92%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#cbc108  rgb(203, 193, 8)  hsl(57, 92%, 41%)  Citrine
#cb0812  rgb(203, 8, 18)  hsl(357, 92%, 41%)  Venetian Red
#12cb08  rgb(18, 203, 8)  hsl(117, 92%, 41%)  Lime Green