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#0823CB

#0823cb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0823cb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 13.73% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.06% cyan, 82.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 231.69°, 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 9.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.83.

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Relative luminance0.0557

Complementary

  1. #0823cb
  2. #cbb008

Split complementary

  1. #0823cb
  2. #cb4e08
  3. #85cb08

Analogous

  1. #0885cb
  2. #0823cb
  3. #4e08cb

Triadic

  1. #0823cb
  2. #cb0823
  3. #23cb08

Tetradic

  1. #0823cb
  2. #b008cb
  3. #cbb008
  4. #23cb08

Square

  1. #0823cb
  2. #cb0885
  3. #cbb008
  4. #08cb4e

Monochromatic

  1. #020a38
  2. #051681
  3. #0823cb
  4. #2945f7
  5. #7385f9

Shades

#0823cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0823cb
  2. #0720b7
  3. #061ca2
  4. #06198e
  5. #05157a
  6. #041266
  7. #030e51
  8. #020b3d
  9. #020729
  10. #010414
  11. #000000

Tints

#0823cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0823cb
  2. #2139d0
  3. #394fd5
  4. #5265db
  5. #6b7be0
  6. #8491e5
  7. #9ca7ea
  8. #b5bdef
  9. #ced3f5
  10. #e6e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0823cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0823cb
  2. #142cc4
  3. #2036bc
  4. #2c3fb5
  5. #3848ad
  6. #4452a6
  7. #505b9e
  8. #5c6497
  9. #686d8f
  10. #747788
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #34388e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004aa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0823cb {
  color: #0823cb;
}
Background
.bg-0823cb {
  background-color: #0823cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0823cb {
  border: 2px solid #0823cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0823cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 35 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 92% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0823cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0823cb, #4e08cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0823cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 35 203 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.83 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.32 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.57 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.03 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.38 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.31 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.34 #f7dc34 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#0823cb  rgb(8, 35, 203)  hsl(232, 92%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#cbb008  rgb(203, 176, 8)  hsl(52, 92%, 41%)  Old Gold
#cb0823  rgb(203, 8, 35)  hsl(352, 92%, 41%)  Lava
#23cb08  rgb(35, 203, 8)  hsl(112, 92%, 41%)  Lime Green