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#0010BD

#0010bd ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0010bd is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 6.27% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 91.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 234.92°, with 100% saturation and 37.06% 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 11.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.05.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0404

Complementary

  1. #0010bd
  2. #bdad00

Split complementary

  1. #0010bd
  2. #bd4f00
  3. #6fbd00

Analogous

  1. #006fbd
  2. #0010bd
  3. #4f00bd

Triadic

  1. #0010bd
  2. #bd0010
  3. #10bd00

Tetradic

  1. #0010bd
  2. #ad00bd
  3. #bdad00
  4. #10bd00

Square

  1. #0010bd
  2. #bd006f
  3. #bdad00
  4. #00bd4f

Monochromatic

  1. #000324
  2. #000a71
  3. #0010bd
  4. #0b1fff
  5. #5765ff

Shades

#0010bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0010bd
  2. #000eaa
  3. #000d97
  4. #000b84
  5. #000a71
  6. #00085f
  7. #00064c
  8. #000539
  9. #000326
  10. #000213
  11. #000000

Tints

#0010bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0010bd
  2. #1a28c4
  3. #3340ca
  4. #4d58d1
  5. #6670d7
  6. #8088de
  7. #999fe5
  8. #b3b7eb
  9. #cccff2
  10. #e6e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0010bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0010bd
  2. #0d1bb7
  3. #1a26b1
  4. #2632ab
  5. #333da5
  6. #40489f
  7. #4d5398
  8. #5a5e92
  9. #666a8c
  10. #737586
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2b2d83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002eba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00506f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0034c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0025bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003f95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0010bd {
  color: #0010bd;
}
Background
.bg-0010bd {
  background-color: #0010bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0010bd {
  border: 2px solid #0010bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0010bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 16 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0010bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0010bd, #4f00bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0010bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 16 189 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.05 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.69 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.25 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.99 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.24 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.94 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.99 #ffef42 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#0010bd  rgb(0, 16, 189)  hsl(235, 100%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#bdad00  rgb(189, 173, 0)  hsl(55, 100%, 37%)  Old Gold
#bd0010  rgb(189, 0, 16)  hsl(355, 100%, 37%)  Cornell Red
#10bd00  rgb(16, 189, 0)  hsl(115, 100%, 37%)  Kelly Green