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#180BB8

#180bb8 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#180bb8 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 4.31% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.96% cyan, 94.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 244.51°, with 88.72% saturation and 38.24% 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 2.38.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0389

Complementary

  1. #180bb8
  2. #abb80b

Split complementary

  1. #180bb8
  2. #b86f0b
  3. #55b80b

Analogous

  1. #0b55b8
  2. #180bb8
  3. #6f0bb8

Triadic

  1. #180bb8
  2. #b8180b
  3. #0bb818

Tetradic

  1. #180bb8
  2. #b80bab
  3. #abb80b
  4. #0bb818

Square

  1. #180bb8
  2. #b80b55
  3. #abb80b
  4. #0bb86f

Monochromatic

  1. #050228
  2. #0f0770
  3. #180bb8
  4. #2e1ef2
  5. #7166f6

Shades

#180bb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #180bb8
  2. #160aa6
  3. #130993
  4. #110881
  5. #0e076e
  6. #0c065c
  7. #0a044a
  8. #070337
  9. #050225
  10. #020112
  11. #000000

Tints

#180bb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #180bb8
  2. #2f23bf
  3. #463cc6
  4. #5d54cd
  5. #746dd4
  6. #8c85dc
  7. #a39de3
  8. #bab6ea
  9. #d1cef1
  10. #e8e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#180bb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #180bb8
  2. #2217b2
  3. #2d22ad
  4. #372ea7
  5. #423aa2
  6. #4c469c
  7. #565196
  8. #615d91
  9. #6b698b
  10. #767486
  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 #2e2c80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002eb5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c6b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0032bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0024b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-180bb8 {
  color: #180bb8;
}
Background
.bg-180bb8 {
  background-color: #180bb8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-180bb8 {
  border: 2px solid #180bb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #180bb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 11 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 89% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-180bb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #180bb8, #6f0bb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-180bb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 11 184 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.38 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.49 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.34 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.56 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.65 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.17 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.43 #e7f447 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#180bb8  rgb(24, 11, 184)  hsl(245, 89%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#abb80b  rgb(171, 184, 11)  hsl(65, 89%, 38%)  Apple Green
#b8180b  rgb(184, 24, 11)  hsl(5, 89%, 38%)  Rufous
#0bb818  rgb(11, 184, 24)  hsl(125, 89%, 38%)  Kelly Green