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#090CBF

#090cbf ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#090cbf is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 4.71% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.29% cyan, 93.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 239.01°, with 91% saturation and 39.22% 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 11.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.66.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0408

Complementary

  1. #090cbf
  2. #bfbc09

Split complementary

  1. #090cbf
  2. #bf6109
  3. #67bf09

Analogous

  1. #0967bf
  2. #090cbf
  3. #6109bf

Triadic

  1. #090cbf
  2. #bf090c
  3. #0cbf09

Tetradic

  1. #090cbf
  2. #bc09bf
  3. #bfbc09
  4. #0cbf09

Square

  1. #090cbf
  2. #bf0967
  3. #bfbc09
  4. #09bf61

Monochromatic

  1. #02032d
  2. #060776
  3. #090cbf
  4. #2024f4
  5. #696bf8

Shades

#090cbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #090cbf
  2. #080bac
  3. #070a99
  4. #060886
  5. #050773
  6. #050660
  7. #04054c
  8. #030439
  9. #020226
  10. #010113
  11. #000000

Tints

#090cbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #090cbf
  2. #2224c5
  3. #3a3dcc
  4. #5355d2
  5. #6b6dd9
  6. #8486df
  7. #9d9ee5
  8. #b5b6ec
  9. #cecef2
  10. #e6e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#090cbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #090cbf
  2. #1518b9
  3. #2123b2
  4. #2d2fac
  5. #393aa6
  6. #4546a0
  7. #505299
  8. #5c5d93
  9. #68698d
  10. #747486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2c2d85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002fbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005070 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0034c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0025bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003f96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-090cbf {
  color: #090cbf;
}
Background
.bg-090cbf {
  background-color: #090cbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-090cbf {
  border: 2px solid #090cbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #090cbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 12 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-090cbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #090cbf, #6109bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-090cbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 12 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.66 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.04 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.69 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.26 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.39 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.75 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.35 #f6f340 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#090cbf  rgb(9, 12, 191)  hsl(239, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#bfbc09  rgb(191, 188, 9)  hsl(59, 91%, 39%)  Old Gold
#bf090c  rgb(191, 9, 12)  hsl(359, 91%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#0cbf09  rgb(12, 191, 9)  hsl(119, 91%, 39%)  Kelly Green