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#0969BB

#0969bb ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0969bb is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 41.18% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.19% cyan, 43.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 207.64°, with 90.82% saturation and 38.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.1375

Complementary

  1. #0969bb
  2. #bb5b09

Split complementary

  1. #0969bb
  2. #bb0910
  3. #bbb409

Analogous

  1. #09bbb4
  2. #0969bb
  3. #0910bb

Triadic

  1. #0969bb
  2. #bb0969
  3. #69bb09

Tetradic

  1. #0969bb
  2. #5b09bb
  3. #bb5b09
  4. #69bb09

Square

  1. #0969bb
  2. #b409bb
  3. #bb5b09
  4. #10bb09

Monochromatic

  1. #021729
  2. #054072
  3. #0969bb
  4. #1c91f4
  5. #65b4f8

Shades

#0969bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0969bb
  2. #085fa8
  3. #075496
  4. #064a83
  5. #053f70
  6. #05355e
  7. #042a4b
  8. #032038
  9. #021525
  10. #010b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#0969bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0969bb
  2. #2278c2
  3. #3a87c9
  4. #5396cf
  5. #6ba5d6
  6. #84b4dd
  7. #9dc3e4
  8. #b5d2eb
  9. #cee1f1
  10. #e6f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0969bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0969bb
  2. #156bb5
  3. #216eaf
  4. #2d70a9
  5. #3972a3
  6. #45759e
  7. #507798
  8. #5c7992
  9. #687b8c
  10. #747e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #526891 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d70be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1861b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #306dbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1364ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00759f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0969bb {
  color: #0969bb;
}
Background
.bg-0969bb {
  background-color: #0969bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0969bb {
  border: 2px solid #0969bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0969bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 105 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 91% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0969bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0969bb, #0910bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0969bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 105 187 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.44 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.75 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.82 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.10 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.15 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.03 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.59 #f69644 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#0969bb  rgb(9, 105, 187)  hsl(208, 91%, 38%)  Medium Persian Blue
#bb5b09  rgb(187, 91, 9)  hsl(28, 91%, 38%)  Burnt Orange
#bb0969  rgb(187, 9, 105)  hsl(328, 91%, 38%)  Jazzberry Jam
#69bb09  rgb(105, 187, 9)  hsl(88, 91%, 38%)  Kelly Green