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#0986CF

#0986cf ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0986cf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.65% cyan, 35.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 202.12°, with 91.67% saturation and 42.35% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 4.08.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2161

Complementary

  1. #0986cf
  2. #cf5209

Split complementary

  1. #0986cf
  2. #cf0923
  3. #cfb509

Analogous

  1. #09cfb5
  2. #0986cf
  3. #0923cf

Triadic

  1. #0986cf
  2. #cf0986
  3. #86cf09

Tetradic

  1. #0986cf
  2. #5209cf
  3. #cf5209
  4. #86cf09

Square

  1. #0986cf
  2. #b509cf
  3. #cf5209
  4. #23cf09

Monochromatic

  1. #03273c
  2. #065786
  3. #0986cf
  4. #2facf6
  5. #78c9f9

Shades

#0986cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0986cf
  2. #0879ba
  3. #076ba6
  4. #065e91
  5. #05507c
  6. #054368
  7. #043653
  8. #03283e
  9. #021b29
  10. #010d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#0986cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0986cf
  2. #2292d4
  3. #3a9ed9
  4. #53aadd
  5. #6bb6e2
  6. #84c3e7
  7. #9dcfec
  8. #b5dbf1
  9. #cee7f5
  10. #e6f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0986cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0986cf
  2. #1585c7
  3. #2185bf
  4. #2d84b7
  5. #3984af
  6. #4583a8
  7. #5082a0
  8. #5c8298
  9. #688190
  10. #748188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6582a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6389d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4879ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0098a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e88d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #387ece ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0091b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0986cf {
  color: #0986cf;
}
Background
.bg-0986cf {
  background-color: #0986cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0986cf {
  border: 2px solid #0986cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0986cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 134 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0986cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0986cf, #0923cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0986cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 134 207 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.08 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.86 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.58 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.91 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.57 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.62 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.91 #f67930 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#0986cf  rgb(9, 134, 207)  hsl(202, 92%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#cf5209  rgb(207, 82, 9)  hsl(22, 92%, 42%)  Burnt Orange
#cf0986  rgb(207, 9, 134)  hsl(322, 92%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#86cf09  rgb(134, 207, 9)  hsl(82, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green