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#000BBC

#000bbc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#000bbc is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 4.31% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 94.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 236.49°, with 100% saturation and 36.86% 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 11.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.06.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0387

Complementary

  1. #000bbc
  2. #bcb100

Split complementary

  1. #000bbc
  2. #bc5300
  3. #69bc00

Analogous

  1. #0069bc
  2. #000bbc
  3. #5300bc

Triadic

  1. #000bbc
  2. #bc000b
  3. #0bbc00

Tetradic

  1. #000bbc
  2. #b100bc
  3. #bcb100
  4. #0bbc00

Square

  1. #000bbc
  2. #bc0069
  3. #bcb100
  4. #00bc53

Monochromatic

  1. #000223
  2. #00076f
  3. #000bbc
  4. #0918ff
  5. #5660ff

Shades

#000bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #000bbc
  2. #000aa9
  3. #000996
  4. #000884
  5. #000771
  6. #00065e
  7. #00044b
  8. #000338
  9. #000226
  10. #000113
  11. #000000

Tints

#000bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #000bbc
  2. #1a23c3
  3. #333cc9
  4. #4d54d0
  5. #666dd7
  6. #8085de
  7. #999de4
  8. #b3b6eb
  9. #cccef2
  10. #e6e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#000bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #000bbc
  2. #0d17b6
  3. #1a22b0
  4. #262eaa
  5. #333aa4
  6. #40469e
  7. #4d5198
  8. #5a5d92
  9. #66698c
  10. #737486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2a2b82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002db9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0023ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003e94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-000bbc {
  color: #000bbc;
}
Background
.bg-000bbc {
  background-color: #000bbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-000bbc {
  border: 2px solid #000bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #000bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 11 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-000bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000bbc, #5300bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-000bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 11 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.06 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.62 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.42 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.79 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.90 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.25 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.39 #fff443 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#000bbc  rgb(0, 11, 188)  hsl(236, 100%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#bcb100  rgb(188, 177, 0)  hsl(56, 100%, 37%)  Old Gold
#bc000b  rgb(188, 0, 11)  hsl(356, 100%, 37%)  Cornell Red
#0bbc00  rgb(11, 188, 0)  hsl(116, 100%, 37%)  Kelly Green