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#0B83BB

#0b83bb ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0b83bb is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 4.31% red, 51.37% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.12% cyan, 29.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 199.09°, with 88.89% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 4.42.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.1989

Complementary

  1. #0b83bb
  2. #bb430b

Split complementary

  1. #0b83bb
  2. #bb0b2b
  3. #bb9b0b

Analogous

  1. #0bbb9b
  2. #0b83bb
  3. #0b2bbb

Triadic

  1. #0b83bb
  2. #bb0b83
  3. #83bb0b

Tetradic

  1. #0b83bb
  2. #430bbb
  3. #bb430b
  4. #83bb0b

Square

  1. #0b83bb
  2. #9b0bbb
  3. #bb430b
  4. #2bbb0b

Monochromatic

  1. #021e2a
  2. #075073
  3. #0b83bb
  4. #21aff2
  5. #69c9f6

Shades

#0b83bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0b83bb
  2. #0a76a8
  3. #096996
  4. #085c83
  5. #074f70
  6. #06425e
  7. #04344b
  8. #032738
  9. #021a25
  10. #010d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#0b83bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0b83bb
  2. #238fc2
  3. #3c9cc9
  4. #54a8cf
  5. #6db5d6
  6. #85c1dd
  7. #9dcde4
  8. #b6daeb
  9. #cee6f1
  10. #e7f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0b83bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0b83bb
  2. #1783b5
  3. #2282af
  4. #2e82a9
  5. #3a82a3
  6. #46829e
  7. #518198
  8. #5d8192
  9. #69818c
  10. #748086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #617e99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6883bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5175ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009197 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5283bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #407bba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ca6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0b83bb {
  color: #0b83bb;
}
Background
.bg-0b83bb {
  background-color: #0b83bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0b83bb {
  border: 2px solid #0b83bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0b83bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 11 131 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 89% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0b83bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0b83bb, #0b2bbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0b83bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(11 131 187 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.42 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.46 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.93 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.31 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.42 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.14 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.39 #f47c44 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#0b83bb  rgb(11, 131, 187)  hsl(199, 89%, 39%)  Steel Blue
#bb430b  rgb(187, 67, 11)  hsl(19, 89%, 39%)  Mahogany
#bb0b83  rgb(187, 11, 131)  hsl(319, 89%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#83bb0b  rgb(131, 187, 11)  hsl(79, 89%, 39%)  Apple Green