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#180BB9

#180bb9 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#180bb9 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 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.03% cyan, 94.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 244.48°, with 88.78% saturation and 38.43% 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 11.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.27.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0394

Complementary

  1. #180bb9
  2. #acb90b

Split complementary

  1. #180bb9
  2. #b96f0b
  3. #55b90b

Analogous

  1. #0b55b9
  2. #180bb9
  3. #6f0bb9

Triadic

  1. #180bb9
  2. #b9180b
  3. #0bb918

Tetradic

  1. #180bb9
  2. #b90bac
  3. #acb90b
  4. #0bb918

Square

  1. #180bb9
  2. #b90b55
  3. #acb90b
  4. #0bb96f

Monochromatic

  1. #050229
  2. #0f0771
  3. #180bb9
  4. #2f1ff2
  5. #7267f6

Shades

#180bb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #180bb9
  2. #160aa7
  3. #130994
  4. #110882
  5. #0e076f
  6. #0c065d
  7. #0a044a
  8. #070338
  9. #050225
  10. #020113
  11. #000000

Tints

#180bb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #180bb9
  2. #2f23c0
  3. #463cc7
  4. #5d54ce
  5. #746dd5
  6. #8c85dc
  7. #a39de3
  8. #bab6ea
  9. #d1cef1
  10. #e8e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#180bb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #180bb9
  2. #2217b3
  3. #2d22ae
  4. #372ea8
  5. #423aa2
  6. #4c469d
  7. #565197
  8. #615d91
  9. #6b698b
  10. #767486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2e2c80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002eb6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0032bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0024b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-180bb9 {
  color: #180bb9;
}
Background
.bg-180bb9 {
  background-color: #180bb9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-180bb9 {
  border: 2px solid #180bb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #180bb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 11 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 89% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-180bb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #180bb9, #6f0bb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-180bb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 11 185 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.27 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.60 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.41 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.69 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.78 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.30 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.37 #e7f446 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#180bb9  rgb(24, 11, 185)  hsl(244, 89%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#acb90b  rgb(172, 185, 11)  hsl(64, 89%, 38%)  Apple Green
#b9180b  rgb(185, 24, 11)  hsl(4, 89%, 38%)  Rufous
#0bb918  rgb(11, 185, 24)  hsl(124, 89%, 38%)  Kelly Green