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#0874DB

#0874db ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0874db 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.35% cyan, 47.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 209.29°, with 92.95% saturation and 44.51% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 1.78.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1766

Complementary

  1. #0874db
  2. #db6f08

Split complementary

  1. #0874db
  2. #db080a
  3. #dbd908

Analogous

  1. #08dbd9
  2. #0874db
  3. #080adb

Triadic

  1. #0874db
  2. #db0874
  3. #74db08

Tetradic

  1. #0874db
  2. #6f08db
  3. #db6f08
  4. #74db08

Square

  1. #0874db
  2. #d908db
  3. #db6f08
  4. #0adb08

Monochromatic

  1. #032647
  2. #054d91
  3. #0874db
  4. #389af8
  5. #82bffa

Shades

#0874db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0874db
  2. #0768c5
  3. #065daf
  4. #065199
  5. #054683
  6. #043a6e
  7. #032e58
  8. #022342
  9. #02172c
  10. #010c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#0874db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0874db
  2. #2182df
  3. #3990e2
  4. #529ee6
  5. #6bace9
  6. #84baed
  7. #9cc7f1
  8. #b5d5f4
  9. #cee3f8
  10. #e6f1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0874db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0874db
  2. #1475d2
  3. #2076c9
  4. #2c78c0
  5. #3879b7
  6. #447aae
  7. #507ba4
  8. #5c7c9b
  9. #687e92
  10. #747f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c74a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #387edf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b7add ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0070da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0874db {
  color: #0874db;
}
Background
.bg-0874db {
  background-color: #0874db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0874db {
  border: 2px solid #0874db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0874db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 116 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0874db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0874db, #080adb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0874db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 116 219 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 1.78 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.89 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.59 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.14 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.29 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.05 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.79 #f78b24 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

True Blue
#0874db  rgb(8, 116, 219)  hsl(209, 93%, 45%)  True Blue
#db6f08  rgb(219, 111, 8)  hsl(29, 93%, 45%)  Chocolate
#db0874  rgb(219, 8, 116)  hsl(329, 93%, 45%)  Telemagenta
#74db08  rgb(116, 219, 8)  hsl(89, 93%, 45%)  Yellow Green