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#0A8DCD

#0a8dcd ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0a8dcd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.92% red, 55.29% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.12% cyan, 31.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 199.69°, with 90.7% saturation and 42.16% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 5.7.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2352

Complementary

  1. #0a8dcd
  2. #cd4a0a

Split complementary

  1. #0a8dcd
  2. #cd0a2c
  3. #cdac0a

Analogous

  1. #0acdac
  2. #0a8dcd
  3. #0a2ccd

Triadic

  1. #0a8dcd
  2. #cd0a8d
  3. #8dcd0a

Tetradic

  1. #0a8dcd
  2. #4a0acd
  3. #cd4a0a
  4. #8dcd0a

Square

  1. #0a8dcd
  2. #ac0acd
  3. #cd4a0a
  4. #2ccd0a

Monochromatic

  1. #03293b
  2. #065b84
  3. #0a8dcd
  4. #2fb4f5
  5. #78cef8

Shades

#0a8dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0a8dcd
  2. #097fb9
  3. #0871a4
  4. #076390
  5. #06557b
  6. #054767
  7. #043852
  8. #032a3e
  9. #021c29
  10. #010e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#0a8dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0a8dcd
  2. #2398d2
  3. #3ba4d7
  4. #54afdc
  5. #6cbbe1
  6. #85c6e6
  7. #9dd1eb
  8. #b6ddf0
  9. #cee8f5
  10. #e7f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0a8dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0a8dcd
  2. #168cc5
  3. #228abe
  4. #2d89b6
  5. #3988ae
  6. #4587a7
  7. #51859f
  8. #5d8497
  9. #68838f
  10. #748188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6988a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e8ed0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #557ecc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009da4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #578ecf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4384cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0097b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0a8dcd {
  color: #0a8dcd;
}
Background
.bg-0a8dcd {
  background-color: #0a8dcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0a8dcd {
  border: 2px solid #0a8dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0a8dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 10 141 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 91% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0a8dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0a8dcd, #0a2ccd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0a8dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(10 141 205 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.70 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.12 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.22 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.46 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.66 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.16 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 8.25 #f57232 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#0a8dcd  rgb(10, 141, 205)  hsl(200, 91%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#cd4a0a  rgb(205, 74, 10)  hsl(20, 91%, 42%)  Sinopia
#cd0a8d  rgb(205, 10, 141)  hsl(320, 91%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#8dcd0a  rgb(141, 205, 10)  hsl(80, 91%, 42%)  Yellow Green