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#0969BC

#0969bc ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0969bc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.21% cyan, 44.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 207.82°, with 90.86% saturation and 38.63% 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 3.57.

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Relative luminance0.1379

Complementary

  1. #0969bc
  2. #bc5c09

Split complementary

  1. #0969bc
  2. #bc0910
  3. #bcb609

Analogous

  1. #09bcb6
  2. #0969bc
  3. #0910bc

Triadic

  1. #0969bc
  2. #bc0969
  3. #69bc09

Tetradic

  1. #0969bc
  2. #5c09bc
  3. #bc5c09
  4. #69bc09

Square

  1. #0969bc
  2. #b609bc
  3. #bc5c09
  4. #10bc09

Monochromatic

  1. #02172a
  2. #064073
  3. #0969bc
  4. #1d91f4
  5. #66b4f8

Shades

#0969bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0969bc
  2. #085fa9
  3. #075496
  4. #064a84
  5. #053f71
  6. #05355e
  7. #042a4b
  8. #032038
  9. #021526
  10. #010b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#0969bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0969bc
  2. #2278c3
  3. #3a87c9
  4. #5396d0
  5. #6ba5d7
  6. #84b4de
  7. #9dc3e4
  8. #b5d2eb
  9. #cee1f2
  10. #e6f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0969bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0969bc
  2. #156bb6
  3. #216eb0
  4. #2d70aa
  5. #3972a4
  6. #45759e
  7. #507798
  8. #5c7992
  9. #687b8c
  10. #747e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #526891 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d70bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1661ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f6dbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1264bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0076a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0969bc {
  color: #0969bc;
}
Background
.bg-0969bc {
  background-color: #0969bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0969bc {
  border: 2px solid #0969bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0969bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 105 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0969bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0969bc, #0910bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0969bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 105 188 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.57 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.76 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.81 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.05 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.22 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.06 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.55 #f69643 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#0969bc  rgb(9, 105, 188)  hsl(208, 91%, 39%)  Medium Persian Blue
#bc5c09  rgb(188, 92, 9)  hsl(28, 91%, 39%)  Burnt Orange
#bc0969  rgb(188, 9, 105)  hsl(328, 91%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam
#69bc09  rgb(105, 188, 9)  hsl(88, 91%, 39%)  Kelly Green