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#0874CC

#0874cc ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0874cc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 45.49% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.08% cyan, 43.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 206.94°, with 92.45% saturation and 41.57% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 0.51.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.169

Complementary

  1. #0874cc
  2. #cc6008

Split complementary

  1. #0874cc
  2. #cc0812
  3. #ccc208

Analogous

  1. #08ccc2
  2. #0874cc
  3. #0812cc

Triadic

  1. #0874cc
  2. #cc0874
  3. #74cc08

Tetradic

  1. #0874cc
  2. #6008cc
  3. #cc6008
  4. #74cc08

Square

  1. #0874cc
  2. #c208cc
  3. #cc6008
  4. #12cc08

Monochromatic

  1. #022039
  2. #054a82
  3. #0874cc
  4. #2a9bf7
  5. #73bdfa

Shades

#0874cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0874cc
  2. #0768b8
  3. #065da3
  4. #06518f
  5. #05467a
  6. #043a66
  7. #032e52
  8. #02233d
  9. #021729
  10. #010c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#0874cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0874cc
  2. #2182d1
  3. #3990d6
  4. #529edb
  5. #6bace0
  6. #84bae6
  7. #9cc7eb
  8. #b5d5f0
  9. #cee3f5
  10. #e6f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0874cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0874cc
  2. #1475c4
  3. #2076bd
  4. #2c78b5
  5. #3879ae
  6. #447aa6
  7. #507b9e
  8. #5c7c97
  9. #687e8f
  10. #747f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a739e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #467bcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f6bca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008996 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3678ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #186fcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0081ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0874cc {
  color: #0874cc;
}
Background
.bg-0874cc {
  background-color: #0874cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0874cc {
  border: 2px solid #0874cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0874cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 116 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0874cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0874cc, #0812cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0874cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 116 204 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 0.51 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.59 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.97 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.96 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.45 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.06 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.07 #f78b33 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

True Blue
#0874cc  rgb(8, 116, 204)  hsl(207, 92%, 42%)  True Blue
#cc6008  rgb(204, 96, 8)  hsl(27, 92%, 42%)  Chocolate
#cc0874  rgb(204, 8, 116)  hsl(327, 92%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#74cc08  rgb(116, 204, 8)  hsl(87, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green