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#1609DA

#1609da ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1609da is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 3.53% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.91% cyan, 95.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 243.73°, with 92.07% saturation and 44.51% 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 10.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.25.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0543

Complementary

  1. #1609da
  2. #cdda09

Split complementary

  1. #1609da
  2. #da7e09
  3. #65da09

Analogous

  1. #0965da
  2. #1609da
  3. #7e09da

Triadic

  1. #1609da
  2. #da1609
  3. #09da16

Tetradic

  1. #1609da
  2. #da09cd
  3. #cdda09
  4. #09da16

Square

  1. #1609da
  2. #da0965
  3. #cdda09
  4. #09da7e

Monochromatic

  1. #070347
  2. #0f0691
  3. #1609da
  4. #4539f7
  5. #8a82fa

Shades

#1609da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1609da
  2. #1408c4
  3. #1207ae
  4. #0f0699
  5. #0d0583
  6. #0b056d
  7. #090457
  8. #070341
  9. #04022c
  10. #020116
  11. #000000

Tints

#1609da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1609da
  2. #2d22de
  3. #453ae1
  4. #5c53e5
  5. #736be9
  6. #8b84ed
  7. #a29df0
  8. #b9b5f4
  9. #d0cef8
  10. #e8e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1609da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1609da
  2. #2115d1
  3. #2b21c8
  4. #362dbf
  5. #4039b6
  6. #4b45ad
  7. #5650a4
  8. #605c9b
  9. #6b6892
  10. #757489
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #353398 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ad8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0048ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1609da {
  color: #1609da;
}
Background
.bg-1609da {
  background-color: #1609da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1609da {
  border: 2px solid #1609da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1609da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 9 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1609da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1609da, #7e09da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1609da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 9 218 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.25 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.26 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.72 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.45 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.15 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.32 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.44 #e9f625 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#1609da  rgb(22, 9, 218)  hsl(244, 92%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#cdda09  rgb(205, 218, 9)  hsl(64, 92%, 45%)  Pear
#da1609  rgb(218, 22, 9)  hsl(4, 92%, 45%)  Rosso Corsa
#09da16  rgb(9, 218, 22)  hsl(124, 92%, 45%)  Lime Green