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#090BBB

#090bbb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#090bbb is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 4.31% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.19% cyan, 94.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 239.33°, with 90.82% saturation and 38.43% 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 11.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.12.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0389

Complementary

  1. #090bbb
  2. #bbb909

Split complementary

  1. #090bbb
  2. #bb6009
  3. #64bb09

Analogous

  1. #0964bb
  2. #090bbb
  3. #6009bb

Triadic

  1. #090bbb
  2. #bb090b
  3. #0bbb09

Tetradic

  1. #090bbb
  2. #b909bb
  3. #bbb909
  4. #0bbb09

Square

  1. #090bbb
  2. #bb0964
  3. #bbb909
  4. #09bb60

Monochromatic

  1. #020229
  2. #050772
  3. #090bbb
  4. #1c1ff4
  5. #6567f8

Shades

#090bbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #090bbb
  2. #080aa8
  3. #070996
  4. #060883
  5. #050770
  6. #05065e
  7. #04044b
  8. #030338
  9. #020225
  10. #010113
  11. #000000

Tints

#090bbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #090bbb
  2. #2223c2
  3. #3a3cc9
  4. #5354cf
  5. #6b6dd6
  6. #8485dd
  7. #9d9de4
  8. #b5b6eb
  9. #cecef1
  10. #e6e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#090bbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #090bbb
  2. #1517b5
  3. #2122af
  4. #2d2ea9
  5. #393aa3
  6. #45469e
  7. #505198
  8. #5c5d92
  9. #68698c
  10. #747486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2b2b82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002db8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0024b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-090bbb {
  color: #090bbb;
}
Background
.bg-090bbb {
  background-color: #090bbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-090bbb {
  border: 2px solid #090bbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #090bbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 11 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 91% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-090bbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #090bbb, #6009bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-090bbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 11 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.12 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.58 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.40 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.74 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.84 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.29 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.37 #f6f444 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#090bbb  rgb(9, 11, 187)  hsl(239, 91%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#bbb909  rgb(187, 185, 9)  hsl(59, 91%, 38%)  Old Gold
#bb090b  rgb(187, 9, 11)  hsl(359, 91%, 38%)  Cornell Red
#0bbb09  rgb(11, 187, 9)  hsl(119, 91%, 38%)  Kelly Green