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#000ABA

#000aba ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#000aba is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 3.92% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 94.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 236.77°, with 100% saturation and 36.47% 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 11.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.31.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0376

Complementary

  1. #000aba
  2. #bab000

Split complementary

  1. #000aba
  2. #ba5300
  3. #67ba00

Analogous

  1. #0067ba
  2. #000aba
  3. #5300ba

Triadic

  1. #000aba
  2. #ba000a
  3. #0aba00

Tetradic

  1. #000aba
  2. #b000ba
  3. #bab000
  4. #0aba00

Square

  1. #000aba
  2. #ba0067
  3. #bab000
  4. #00ba53

Monochromatic

  1. #000221
  2. #00066d
  3. #000aba
  4. #0715ff
  5. #545dff

Shades

#000aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #000aba
  2. #0009a7
  3. #000895
  4. #000782
  5. #000670
  6. #00055d
  7. #00044a
  8. #000338
  9. #000225
  10. #000113
  11. #000000

Tints

#000aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #000aba
  2. #1a23c1
  3. #333bc8
  4. #4d54cf
  5. #666cd6
  6. #8085dd
  7. #999de3
  8. #b3b6ea
  9. #cccef1
  10. #e6e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#000aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #000aba
  2. #0d16b4
  3. #1a22ae
  4. #262da9
  5. #3339a3
  6. #40459d
  7. #4d5197
  8. #5a5d91
  9. #66688c
  10. #737486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #292b81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002cb7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0032bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0023b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-000aba {
  color: #000aba;
}
Background
.bg-000aba {
  background-color: #000aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-000aba {
  border: 2px solid #000aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #000aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 10 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-000aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000aba, #5300ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-000aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 10 186 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.31 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.41 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.31 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.53 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.61 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.14 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.46 #fff545 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#000aba  rgb(0, 10, 186)  hsl(237, 100%, 36%)  Medium Blue
#bab000  rgb(186, 176, 0)  hsl(57, 100%, 36%)  Old Gold
#ba000a  rgb(186, 0, 10)  hsl(357, 100%, 36%)  Cornell Red
#0aba00  rgb(10, 186, 0)  hsl(117, 100%, 36%)  Kelly Green