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#1908BC

#1908bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1908bc is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 3.14% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.7% cyan, 95.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 245.67°, with 91.84% 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 11.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.9.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0401

Complementary

  1. #1908bc
  2. #abbc08

Split complementary

  1. #1908bc
  2. #bc7308
  3. #51bc08

Analogous

  1. #0851bc
  2. #1908bc
  3. #7308bc

Triadic

  1. #1908bc
  2. #bc1908
  3. #08bc19

Tetradic

  1. #1908bc
  2. #bc08ab
  3. #abbc08
  4. #08bc19

Square

  1. #1908bc
  2. #bc0851
  3. #abbc08
  4. #08bc73

Monochromatic

  1. #050229
  2. #0f0573
  3. #1908bc
  4. #301bf5
  5. #7365f8

Shades

#1908bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1908bc
  2. #1707a9
  3. #140696
  4. #120684
  5. #0f0571
  6. #0d045e
  7. #0a034b
  8. #080238
  9. #050226
  10. #030113
  11. #000000

Tints

#1908bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1908bc
  2. #3021c3
  3. #4739c9
  4. #5e52d0
  5. #756bd7
  6. #8c84de
  7. #a39ce4
  8. #bab5eb
  9. #d1cef2
  10. #e8e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1908bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1908bc
  2. #2314b6
  3. #2e20b0
  4. #382caa
  5. #4238a4
  6. #4d449e
  7. #575098
  8. #615c92
  9. #6b688c
  10. #767486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f2c83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002fb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0024ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1908bc {
  color: #1908bc;
}
Background
.bg-1908bc {
  background-color: #1908bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1908bc {
  border: 2px solid #1908bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1908bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 8 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1908bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1908bc, #7308bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1908bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 8 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.90 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.00 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.80 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.05 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.08 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.04 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.61 #e6f743 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#1908bc  rgb(25, 8, 188)  hsl(246, 92%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#abbc08  rgb(171, 188, 8)  hsl(66, 92%, 38%)  Apple Green
#bc1908  rgb(188, 25, 8)  hsl(6, 92%, 38%)  Venetian Red
#08bc19  rgb(8, 188, 25)  hsl(126, 92%, 38%)  Kelly Green