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#1908CB

#1908cb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1908cb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 3.14% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.68% cyan, 96.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 245.23°, with 92.42% saturation and 41.37% 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 10.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 0.83.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0469

Complementary

  1. #1908cb
  2. #bacb08

Split complementary

  1. #1908cb
  2. #cb7a08
  3. #58cb08

Analogous

  1. #0858cb
  2. #1908cb
  3. #7a08cb

Triadic

  1. #1908cb
  2. #cb1908
  3. #08cb19

Tetradic

  1. #1908cb
  2. #cb08ba
  3. #bacb08
  4. #08cb19

Square

  1. #1908cb
  2. #cb0858
  3. #bacb08
  4. #08cb7a

Monochromatic

  1. #070238
  2. #100581
  3. #1908cb
  4. #3b29f7
  5. #7e73f9

Shades

#1908cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1908cb
  2. #1707b7
  3. #1406a2
  4. #12068e
  5. #0f057a
  6. #0d0466
  7. #0a0351
  8. #08023d
  9. #050229
  10. #030114
  11. #000000

Tints

#1908cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1908cb
  2. #3021d0
  3. #4739d5
  4. #5e52db
  5. #756be0
  6. #8c84e5
  7. #a39cea
  8. #bab5ef
  9. #d1cef5
  10. #e8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1908cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1908cb
  2. #2314c4
  3. #2e20bc
  4. #382cb5
  5. #4238ad
  6. #4d44a6
  7. #57509e
  8. #615c97
  9. #6b688f
  10. #767488
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #32308d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005477 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0027c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00429f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1908cb {
  color: #1908cb;
}
Background
.bg-1908cb {
  background-color: #1908cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1908cb {
  border: 2px solid #1908cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1908cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 8 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 92% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1908cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1908cb, #7a08cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1908cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 8 203 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 0.83 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.70 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.13 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.49 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.07 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.46 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.79 #e6f734 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#1908cb  rgb(25, 8, 203)  hsl(245, 92%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#bacb08  rgb(186, 203, 8)  hsl(65, 92%, 41%)  Pear
#cb1908  rgb(203, 25, 8)  hsl(5, 92%, 41%)  Rosso Corsa
#08cb19  rgb(8, 203, 25)  hsl(125, 92%, 41%)  Lime Green