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#1204BD

#1204bd ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1204bd is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 1.57% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.48% cyan, 97.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 244.54°, with 95.85% saturation and 37.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.84.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0389

Complementary

  1. #1204bd
  2. #afbd04

Split complementary

  1. #1204bd
  2. #bd6e04
  3. #52bd04

Analogous

  1. #0452bd
  2. #1204bd
  3. #6e04bd

Triadic

  1. #1204bd
  2. #bd1204
  3. #04bd12

Tetradic

  1. #1204bd
  2. #bd04af
  3. #afbd04
  4. #04bd12

Square

  1. #1204bd
  2. #bd0452
  3. #afbd04
  4. #04bd6e

Monochromatic

  1. #040127
  2. #0b0272
  3. #1204bd
  4. #2513fa
  5. #6a5efc

Shades

#1204bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1204bd
  2. #1004aa
  3. #0e0397
  4. #0d0384
  5. #0b0271
  6. #09025f
  7. #07024c
  8. #050139
  9. #040126
  10. #020013
  11. #000000

Tints

#1204bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1204bd
  2. #2a1dc4
  3. #4136ca
  4. #594fd1
  5. #7168d7
  6. #8982de
  7. #a09be5
  8. #b8b4eb
  9. #d0cdf2
  10. #e7e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1204bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1204bd
  2. #1d10b7
  3. #281db1
  4. #3329ab
  5. #3e36a5
  6. #49429f
  7. #544e98
  8. #5f5b92
  9. #6a678c
  10. #757486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d2b83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002dba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0032c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0023bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1204bd {
  color: #1204bd;
}
Background
.bg-1204bd {
  background-color: #1204bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1204bd {
  border: 2px solid #1204bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1204bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 4 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 96% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1204bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1204bd, #6e04bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1204bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 4 189 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.84 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.05 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.96 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.98 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.04 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.12 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.52 #edfb42 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#1204bd  rgb(18, 4, 189)  hsl(245, 96%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#afbd04  rgb(175, 189, 4)  hsl(65, 96%, 38%)  Apple Green
#bd1204  rgb(189, 18, 4)  hsl(5, 96%, 38%)  Venetian Red
#04bd12  rgb(4, 189, 18)  hsl(125, 96%, 38%)  Kelly Green