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#0C8BCD

#0c8bcd ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0c8bcd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 4.71% red, 54.51% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.15% cyan, 32.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 200.52°, with 88.94% saturation and 42.55% 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 5.13.

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Relative luminance0.2295

Complementary

  1. #0c8bcd
  2. #cd4e0c

Split complementary

  1. #0c8bcd
  2. #cd0c2a
  3. #cdaf0c

Analogous

  1. #0ccdaf
  2. #0c8bcd
  3. #0c2acd

Triadic

  1. #0c8bcd
  2. #cd0c8b
  3. #8bcd0c

Tetradic

  1. #0c8bcd
  2. #4e0ccd
  3. #cd4e0c
  4. #8bcd0c

Square

  1. #0c8bcd
  2. #af0ccd
  3. #cd4e0c
  4. #2acd0c

Monochromatic

  1. #04293c
  2. #085a85
  3. #0c8bcd
  4. #32b1f3
  5. #7bcdf7

Shades

#0c8bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0c8bcd
  2. #0b7db9
  3. #0a6fa4
  4. #086190
  5. #07537b
  6. #064667
  7. #053852
  8. #042a3e
  9. #021c29
  10. #010e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#0c8bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0c8bcd
  2. #2497d2
  3. #3da2d7
  4. #55aedc
  5. #6db9e1
  6. #86c5e6
  7. #9ed1eb
  8. #b6dcf0
  9. #cee8f5
  10. #e7f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0c8bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0c8bcd
  2. #188ac5
  3. #2389be
  4. #2f88b6
  5. #3a87ae
  6. #4686a7
  7. #52849f
  8. #5d8397
  9. #69828f
  10. #748188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6887a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b8cd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #527dcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ca3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #558ccf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4183cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0095b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0c8bcd {
  color: #0c8bcd;
}
Background
.bg-0c8bcd {
  background-color: #0c8bcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0c8bcd {
  border: 2px solid #0c8bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0c8bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 12 139 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 89% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0c8bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0c8bcd, #0c2acd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0c8bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(12 139 205 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.13 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.64 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.34 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.39 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.49 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.75 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 8.02 #f37432 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#0c8bcd  rgb(12, 139, 205)  hsl(201, 89%, 43%)  Steel Blue
#cd4e0c  rgb(205, 78, 12)  hsl(21, 89%, 43%)  Burnt Orange
#cd0c8b  rgb(205, 12, 139)  hsl(321, 89%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#8bcd0c  rgb(139, 205, 12)  hsl(81, 89%, 43%)  Yellow Green