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#0870ED

#0870ed ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0870ed is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 43.92% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.62% cyan, 52.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 212.75°, with 93.47% saturation and 48.04% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.32.

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Relative luminance0.1775

Complementary

  1. #0870ed
  2. #ed8508

Split complementary

  1. #0870ed
  2. #ed1208
  3. #e3ed08

Analogous

  1. #08e3ed
  2. #0870ed
  3. #1208ed

Triadic

  1. #0870ed
  2. #ed0870
  3. #70ed08

Tetradic

  1. #0870ed
  2. #8508ed
  3. #ed8508
  4. #70ed08

Square

  1. #0870ed
  2. #ed08e3
  3. #ed8508
  4. #08ed12

Monochromatic

  1. #032a59
  2. #064da3
  3. #0870ed
  4. #4999f9
  5. #93c2fb

Shades

#0870ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0870ed
  2. #0765d5
  3. #065abe
  4. #064ea6
  5. #05438e
  6. #043877
  7. #032d5f
  8. #022247
  9. #02162f
  10. #010b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#0870ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0870ed
  2. #217eef
  3. #398df1
  4. #529bf2
  5. #6ba9f4
  6. #84b8f6
  7. #9cc6f8
  8. #b5d4fa
  9. #cee2fb
  10. #e6f1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0870ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0870ed
  2. #1472e2
  3. #2073d7
  4. #2c75cc
  5. #3876c1
  6. #4478b7
  7. #507aac
  8. #5c7ba1
  9. #687d96
  10. #747e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c73b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ff1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ceb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0079f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006eec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0870ed {
  color: #0870ed;
}
Background
.bg-0870ed {
  background-color: #0870ed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0870ed {
  border: 2px solid #0870ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0870ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 112 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 93% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0870ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0870ed, #1208ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0870ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 112 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.32 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.62 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.63 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.82 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.07 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.17 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.82 #f78f12 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#0870ed  rgb(8, 112, 237)  hsl(213, 93%, 48%)  Brandeis Blue
#ed8508  rgb(237, 133, 8)  hsl(33, 93%, 48%)  Tangerine
#ed0870  rgb(237, 8, 112)  hsl(333, 93%, 48%)  Razzmatazz
#70ed08  rgb(112, 237, 8)  hsl(93, 93%, 48%)  Lawn Green