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#180DBD

#180dbd ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#180dbd is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 5.1% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.3% cyan, 93.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 243.75°, with 87.13% saturation and 39.61% 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 11.47:1 (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 luminance0.0416

Complementary

  1. #180dbd
  2. #b2bd0d

Split complementary

  1. #180dbd
  2. #bd700d
  3. #5abd0d

Analogous

  1. #0d5abd
  2. #180dbd
  3. #700dbd

Triadic

  1. #180dbd
  2. #bd180d
  3. #0dbd18

Tetradic

  1. #180dbd
  2. #bd0db2
  3. #b2bd0d
  4. #0dbd18

Square

  1. #180dbd
  2. #bd0d5a
  3. #b2bd0d
  4. #0dbd70

Monochromatic

  1. #06032e
  2. #0f0875
  3. #180dbd
  4. #3326f0
  5. #766ef5

Shades

#180dbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #180dbd
  2. #160caa
  3. #130a97
  4. #110984
  5. #0e0871
  6. #0c075f
  7. #0a054c
  8. #070439
  9. #050326
  10. #020113
  11. #000000

Tints

#180dbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #180dbd
  2. #2f25c4
  3. #463dca
  4. #5d56d1
  5. #746ed7
  6. #8c86de
  7. #a39ee5
  8. #bab6eb
  9. #d1cff2
  10. #e8e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#180dbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #180dbd
  2. #2219b7
  3. #2d24b1
  4. #3730ab
  5. #423ba5
  6. #4c479f
  7. #565298
  8. #615e92
  9. #6b698c
  10. #767586
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f2d83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0030ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0034c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0026bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003e94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-180dbd {
  color: #180dbd;
}
Background
.bg-180dbd {
  background-color: #180dbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-180dbd {
  border: 2px solid #180dbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #180dbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 13 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 87% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-180dbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #180dbd, #700dbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-180dbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 13 189 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.84 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.03 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.65 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.21 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.36 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.80 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.30 #e7f242 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#180dbd  rgb(24, 13, 189)  hsl(244, 87%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#b2bd0d  rgb(178, 189, 13)  hsl(64, 87%, 40%)  Apple Green
#bd180d  rgb(189, 24, 13)  hsl(4, 87%, 40%)  Venetian Red
#0dbd18  rgb(13, 189, 24)  hsl(124, 87%, 40%)  Kelly Green