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#090FBF

#090fbf ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#090fbf is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 5.88% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.29% cyan, 92.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 238.02°, 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 11.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.74.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0416

Complementary

  1. #090fbf
  2. #bfb909

Split complementary

  1. #090fbf
  2. #bf5e09
  3. #6abf09

Analogous

  1. #096abf
  2. #090fbf
  3. #5e09bf

Triadic

  1. #090fbf
  2. #bf090f
  3. #0fbf09

Tetradic

  1. #090fbf
  2. #b909bf
  3. #bfb909
  4. #0fbf09

Square

  1. #090fbf
  2. #bf096a
  3. #bfb909
  4. #09bf5e

Monochromatic

  1. #02042d
  2. #060976
  3. #090fbf
  4. #2027f4
  5. #696ef8

Shades

#090fbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #090fbf
  2. #080eac
  3. #070c99
  4. #060b86
  5. #050973
  6. #050860
  7. #04064c
  8. #030539
  9. #020326
  10. #010213
  11. #000000

Tints

#090fbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #090fbf
  2. #2227c5
  3. #3a3fcc
  4. #5357d2
  5. #6b6fd9
  6. #8487df
  7. #9d9fe5
  8. #b5b7ec
  9. #cecff2
  10. #e6e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#090fbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #090fbf
  2. #151ab9
  3. #2126b2
  4. #2d31ac
  5. #393ca6
  6. #4548a0
  7. #505399
  8. #5c5e93
  9. #68698d
  10. #747586
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d2e85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002fbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005070 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0026bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004096 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-090fbf {
  color: #090fbf;
}
Background
.bg-090fbf {
  background-color: #090fbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-090fbf {
  border: 2px solid #090fbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #090fbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 15 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-090fbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #090fbf, #5e09bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-090fbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 15 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.74 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.03 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.55 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.30 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.51 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.68 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.09 #f6f040 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#090fbf  rgb(9, 15, 191)  hsl(238, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#bfb909  rgb(191, 185, 9)  hsl(58, 91%, 39%)  Old Gold
#bf090f  rgb(191, 9, 15)  hsl(358, 91%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#0fbf09  rgb(15, 191, 9)  hsl(118, 91%, 39%)  Kelly Green