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#0872EA

#0872ea ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0872ea is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 44.71% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.58% cyan, 51.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 211.86°, with 93.39% saturation and 47.45% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.89.

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Relative luminance0.1803

Complementary

  1. #0872ea
  2. #ea8008

Split complementary

  1. #0872ea
  2. #ea0f08
  3. #e3ea08

Analogous

  1. #08e3ea
  2. #0872ea
  3. #0f08ea

Triadic

  1. #0872ea
  2. #ea0872
  3. #72ea08

Tetradic

  1. #0872ea
  2. #8008ea
  3. #ea8008
  4. #72ea08

Square

  1. #0872ea
  2. #ea08e3
  3. #ea8008
  4. #08ea0f

Monochromatic

  1. #032a56
  2. #054ea0
  3. #0872ea
  4. #469af9
  5. #90c2fb

Shades

#0872ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0872ea
  2. #0767d3
  3. #065bbb
  4. #0650a4
  5. #05448c
  6. #043975
  7. #032e5e
  8. #022246
  9. #02172f
  10. #010b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#0872ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0872ea
  2. #2180ec
  3. #398eee
  4. #529cf0
  5. #6baaf2
  6. #84b9f5
  7. #9cc7f7
  8. #b5d5f9
  9. #cee3fb
  10. #e6f1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0872ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0872ea
  2. #1473df
  3. #2075d5
  4. #2c76ca
  5. #3878c0
  6. #4479b5
  7. #507aaa
  8. #5c7ca0
  9. #687d95
  10. #747f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d74b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1880ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006de8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0090a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #137aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006fe9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0872ea {
  color: #0872ea;
}
Background
.bg-0872ea {
  background-color: #0872ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0872ea {
  border: 2px solid #0872ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0872ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 114 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 93% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0872ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0872ea, #0f08ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0872ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 114 234 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.89 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.95 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.11 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.36 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.62 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.91 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.36 #f78d15 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#0872ea  rgb(8, 114, 234)  hsl(212, 93%, 47%)  Brandeis Blue
#ea8008  rgb(234, 128, 8)  hsl(32, 93%, 47%)  Tangerine
#ea0872  rgb(234, 8, 114)  hsl(332, 93%, 47%)  Razzmatazz
#72ea08  rgb(114, 234, 8)  hsl(92, 93%, 47%)  Lawn Green