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#090BC4

#090bc4 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#090bc4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 4.31% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.41% cyan, 94.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 239.36°, with 91.22% saturation and 40.2% 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 11.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.11.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0428

Complementary

  1. #090bc4
  2. #c4c209

Split complementary

  1. #090bc4
  2. #c46509
  3. #69c409

Analogous

  1. #0969c4
  2. #090bc4
  3. #6509c4

Triadic

  1. #090bc4
  2. #c4090b
  3. #0bc409

Tetradic

  1. #090bc4
  2. #c209c4
  3. #c4c209
  4. #0bc409

Square

  1. #090bc4
  2. #c40969
  3. #c4c209
  4. #09c465

Monochromatic

  1. #020332
  2. #06077b
  3. #090bc4
  4. #2527f5
  5. #6e6ff8

Shades

#090bc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #090bc4
  2. #080ab0
  3. #07099d
  4. #060889
  5. #050776
  6. #050662
  7. #04044e
  8. #03033b
  9. #020227
  10. #010114
  11. #000000

Tints

#090bc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #090bc4
  2. #2223ca
  3. #3a3cd0
  4. #5354d6
  5. #6b6ddc
  6. #8485e2
  7. #9d9de7
  8. #b5b6ed
  9. #cecef3
  10. #e6e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#090bc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #090bc4
  2. #1517bd
  3. #2122b6
  4. #2d2eb0
  5. #393aa9
  6. #4546a2
  7. #50519b
  8. #5c5d94
  9. #68698e
  10. #747487
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2e2e88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0030c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005273 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0025c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00409a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-090bc4 {
  color: #090bc4;
}
Background
.bg-090bc4 {
  background-color: #090bc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-090bc4 {
  border: 2px solid #090bc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #090bc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 11 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 91% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-090bc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #090bc4, #6509c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-090bc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 11 196 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.11 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.64 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.14 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.17 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.87 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.99 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.43 #f6f43b Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#090bc4  rgb(9, 11, 196)  hsl(239, 91%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#c4c209  rgb(196, 194, 9)  hsl(59, 91%, 40%)  Citrine
#c4090b  rgb(196, 9, 11)  hsl(359, 91%, 40%)  Venetian Red
#0bc409  rgb(11, 196, 9)  hsl(119, 91%, 40%)  Lime Green