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#0984BD

#0984bd ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0984bd is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 51.76% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.24% cyan, 30.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 199°, with 90.91% saturation and 38.82% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 4.44.

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Relative luminance0.2023

Complementary

  1. #0984bd
  2. #bd4209

Split complementary

  1. #0984bd
  2. #bd092a
  3. #bd9c09

Analogous

  1. #09bd9c
  2. #0984bd
  3. #092abd

Triadic

  1. #0984bd
  2. #bd0984
  3. #84bd09

Tetradic

  1. #0984bd
  2. #4209bd
  3. #bd4209
  4. #84bd09

Square

  1. #0984bd
  2. #9c09bd
  3. #bd4209
  4. #2abd09

Monochromatic

  1. #021e2b
  2. #065174
  3. #0984bd
  4. #1eb0f4
  5. #67caf8

Shades

#0984bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0984bd
  2. #0877aa
  3. #076a97
  4. #065c84
  5. #054f71
  6. #05425f
  7. #04354c
  8. #032839
  9. #021a26
  10. #010d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#0984bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0984bd
  2. #2290c4
  3. #3a9dca
  4. #53a9d1
  5. #6bb5d7
  6. #84c2de
  7. #9dcee5
  8. #b5daeb
  9. #cee6f2
  10. #e6f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0984bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0984bd
  2. #1584b7
  3. #2183b1
  4. #2d83ab
  5. #3982a5
  6. #45829f
  7. #508298
  8. #5c8192
  9. #68818c
  10. #748086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #627f9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6884c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5276bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009398 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5284bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #407cbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008da8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0984bd {
  color: #0984bd;
}
Background
.bg-0984bd {
  background-color: #0984bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0984bd {
  border: 2px solid #0984bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0984bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 132 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0984bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0984bd, #092abd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0984bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 132 189 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.44 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.85 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.98 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.37 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.57 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.87 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.57 #f67b42 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#0984bd  rgb(9, 132, 189)  hsl(199, 91%, 39%)  Steel Blue
#bd4209  rgb(189, 66, 9)  hsl(19, 91%, 39%)  Mahogany
#bd0984  rgb(189, 9, 132)  hsl(319, 91%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#84bd09  rgb(132, 189, 9)  hsl(79, 91%, 39%)  Apple Green