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#1908BB

#1908bb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1908bb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.63% cyan, 95.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 245.7°, with 91.79% 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 11.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.02.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0397

Complementary

  1. #1908bb
  2. #aabb08

Split complementary

  1. #1908bb
  2. #bb7308
  3. #51bb08

Analogous

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

Triadic

  1. #1908bb
  2. #bb1908
  3. #08bb19

Tetradic

  1. #1908bb
  2. #bb08aa
  3. #aabb08
  4. #08bb19

Square

  1. #1908bb
  2. #bb0851
  3. #aabb08
  4. #08bb73

Monochromatic

  1. #050228
  2. #0f0572
  3. #1908bb
  4. #2f1af5
  5. #7264f8

Shades

#1908bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1908bb
  2. #1707a8
  3. #140696
  4. #120683
  5. #0f0570
  6. #0d045e
  7. #0a034b
  8. #080238
  9. #050225
  10. #030113
  11. #000000

Tints

#1908bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1908bb
  2. #3021c2
  3. #4739c9
  4. #5e52cf
  5. #756bd6
  6. #8c84dd
  7. #a39ce4
  8. #bab5eb
  9. #d1cef1
  10. #e8e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1908bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1908bb
  2. #2314b5
  3. #2e20af
  4. #382ca9
  5. #4238a3
  6. #4d449e
  7. #575098
  8. #615c92
  9. #6b688c
  10. #767486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2e2c82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002fb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0032be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0024b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1908bb {
  color: #1908bb;
}
Background
.bg-1908bb {
  background-color: #1908bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1908bb {
  border: 2px solid #1908bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1908bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 8 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1908bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1908bb, #7308bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1908bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 8 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.02 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.89 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.72 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.93 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.96 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.17 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.48 #e6f744 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#1908bb  rgb(25, 8, 187)  hsl(246, 92%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#aabb08  rgb(170, 187, 8)  hsl(66, 92%, 38%)  Apple Green
#bb1908  rgb(187, 25, 8)  hsl(6, 92%, 38%)  Venetian Red
#08bb19  rgb(8, 187, 25)  hsl(126, 92%, 38%)  Kelly Green