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#0986CD

#0986cd ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0986cd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 52.55% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.61% cyan, 34.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 201.73°, with 91.59% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 4.07.

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Relative luminance0.2152

Complementary

  1. #0986cd
  2. #cd5009

Split complementary

  1. #0986cd
  2. #cd0924
  3. #cdb209

Analogous

  1. #09cdb2
  2. #0986cd
  3. #0924cd

Triadic

  1. #0986cd
  2. #cd0986
  3. #86cd09

Tetradic

  1. #0986cd
  2. #5009cd
  3. #cd5009
  4. #86cd09

Square

  1. #0986cd
  2. #b209cd
  3. #cd5009
  4. #24cd09

Monochromatic

  1. #03263a
  2. #065684
  3. #0986cd
  4. #2dadf6
  5. #76caf9

Shades

#0986cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0986cd
  2. #0879b9
  3. #076ba4
  4. #065e90
  5. #05507b
  6. #054367
  7. #043652
  8. #03283e
  9. #021b29
  10. #010d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#0986cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0986cd
  2. #2292d2
  3. #3a9ed7
  4. #53aadc
  5. #6bb6e1
  6. #84c3e6
  7. #9dcfeb
  8. #b5dbf0
  9. #cee7f5
  10. #e6f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0986cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0986cd
  2. #1585c5
  3. #2185be
  4. #2d84b6
  5. #3984ae
  6. #4583a7
  7. #50829f
  8. #5c8297
  9. #68818f
  10. #748188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6582a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6489d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4979cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0098a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e88cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #397ecc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0091b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0986cd {
  color: #0986cd;
}
Background
.bg-0986cd {
  background-color: #0986cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0986cd {
  border: 2px solid #0986cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0986cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 134 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0986cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0986cd, #0924cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0986cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 134 205 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.07 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.17 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.73 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.19 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.62 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.63 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.69 #f67932 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#0986cd  rgb(9, 134, 205)  hsl(202, 92%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#cd5009  rgb(205, 80, 9)  hsl(22, 92%, 42%)  Burnt Orange
#cd0986  rgb(205, 9, 134)  hsl(322, 92%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#86cd09  rgb(134, 205, 9)  hsl(82, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green