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#0989BE

#0989be ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0989be is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 53.73% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.26% cyan, 27.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 197.57°, with 90.95% saturation and 39.02% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 5.58.

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Relative luminance0.2167

Complementary

  1. #0989be
  2. #be3e09

Split complementary

  1. #0989be
  2. #be092f
  3. #be9909

Analogous

  1. #09be99
  2. #0989be
  3. #092fbe

Triadic

  1. #0989be
  2. #be0989
  3. #89be09

Tetradic

  1. #0989be
  2. #3e09be
  3. #be3e09
  4. #89be09

Square

  1. #0989be
  2. #9909be
  3. #be3e09
  4. #2fbe09

Monochromatic

  1. #02202c
  2. #065475
  3. #0989be
  4. #1fb6f4
  5. #68cef8

Shades

#0989be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0989be
  2. #087bab
  3. #076e98
  4. #066085
  5. #055272
  6. #05455f
  7. #04374c
  8. #032939
  9. #021b26
  10. #010e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#0989be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0989be
  2. #2295c5
  3. #3aa1cb
  4. #53acd2
  5. #6bb8d8
  6. #84c4df
  7. #9dd0e5
  8. #b5dcec
  9. #cee7f2
  10. #e6f3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0989be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0989be
  2. #1588b8
  3. #2187b2
  4. #2d86ab
  5. #3985a5
  6. #45859f
  7. #508499
  8. #5c8393
  9. #68828c
  10. #748186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #65849d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f88c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #597abd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00979b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5789bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4680bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0091aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0989be {
  color: #0989be;
}
Background
.bg-0989be {
  background-color: #0989be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0989be {
  border: 2px solid #0989be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0989be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 137 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0989be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0989be, #092fbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0989be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 137 190 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.58 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.71 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.87 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.85 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.46 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.60 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.93 #f67641 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#0989be  rgb(9, 137, 190)  hsl(198, 91%, 39%)  Steel Blue
#be3e09  rgb(190, 62, 9)  hsl(18, 91%, 39%)  Rust
#be0989  rgb(190, 9, 137)  hsl(318, 91%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#89be09  rgb(137, 190, 9)  hsl(78, 91%, 39%)  Apple Green