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#090ABE

#090abe ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#090abe is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 3.92% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.26% cyan, 94.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 239.67°, with 90.95% saturation and 39.02% 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 11.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.75.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0399

Complementary

  1. #090abe
  2. #bebd09

Split complementary

  1. #090abe
  2. #be6309
  3. #64be09

Analogous

  1. #0964be
  2. #090abe
  3. #6309be

Triadic

  1. #090abe
  2. #be090a
  3. #0abe09

Tetradic

  1. #090abe
  2. #bd09be
  3. #bebd09
  4. #0abe09

Square

  1. #090abe
  2. #be0964
  3. #bebd09
  4. #09be63

Monochromatic

  1. #02022c
  2. #060675
  3. #090abe
  4. #1f20f4
  5. #6869f8

Shades

#090abe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #090abe
  2. #0809ab
  3. #070898
  4. #060785
  5. #050672
  6. #05055f
  7. #04044c
  8. #030339
  9. #020226
  10. #010113
  11. #000000

Tints

#090abe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #090abe
  2. #2223c5
  3. #3a3bcb
  4. #5354d2
  5. #6b6cd8
  6. #8485df
  7. #9d9de5
  8. #b5b6ec
  9. #cecef2
  10. #e6e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#090abe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #090abe
  2. #1516b8
  3. #2122b2
  4. #2d2dab
  5. #3939a5
  6. #45459f
  7. #505199
  8. #5c5d93
  9. #68688c
  10. #747486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2c2c84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002ebb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0024bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003e95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-090abe {
  color: #090abe;
}
Background
.bg-090abe {
  background-color: #090abe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-090abe {
  border: 2px solid #090abe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #090abe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 10 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-090abe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #090abe, #6309be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-090abe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 10 190 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.75 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.94 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.69 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.11 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.19 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.93 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.49 #f6f541 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#090abe  rgb(9, 10, 190)  hsl(240, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#bebd09  rgb(190, 189, 9)  hsl(60, 91%, 39%)  Old Gold
#be090a  rgb(190, 9, 10)  hsl(360, 91%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#0abe09  rgb(10, 190, 9)  hsl(120, 91%, 39%)  Kelly Green