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#010FBD

#010fbd ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#010fbd is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.39% red, 5.88% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.47% cyan, 92.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 235.53°, with 98.95% saturation and 37.25% 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 11.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.01.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0402

Complementary

  1. #010fbd
  2. #bdaf01

Split complementary

  1. #010fbd
  2. #bd5101
  3. #6dbd01

Analogous

  1. #016dbd
  2. #010fbd
  3. #5101bd

Triadic

  1. #010fbd
  2. #bd010f
  3. #0fbd01

Tetradic

  1. #010fbd
  2. #af01bd
  3. #bdaf01
  4. #0fbd01

Square

  1. #010fbd
  2. #bd016d
  3. #bdaf01
  4. #01bd51

Monochromatic

  1. #000325
  2. #010971
  3. #010fbd
  4. #0d1ffe
  5. #5965fe

Shades

#010fbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #010fbd
  2. #010eaa
  3. #010c97
  4. #010b84
  5. #010971
  6. #01085f
  7. #00064c
  8. #000539
  9. #000326
  10. #000213
  11. #000000

Tints

#010fbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #010fbd
  2. #1a27c4
  3. #343fca
  4. #4d57d1
  5. #676fd7
  6. #8087de
  7. #999fe5
  8. #b3b7eb
  9. #cccff2
  10. #e6e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#010fbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #010fbd
  2. #0e1ab7
  3. #1a26b1
  4. #2731ab
  5. #343ca5
  6. #41489f
  7. #4d5398
  8. #5a5e92
  9. #67698c
  10. #737586
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 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 #003f94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-010fbd {
  color: #010fbd;
}
Background
.bg-010fbd {
  background-color: #010fbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-010fbd {
  border: 2px solid #010fbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #010fbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 15 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 99% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-010fbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #010fbd, #5101bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-010fbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 15 189 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.01 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.70 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.31 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.98 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.20 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.01 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.04 #fef042 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#010fbd  rgb(1, 15, 189)  hsl(236, 99%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#bdaf01  rgb(189, 175, 1)  hsl(56, 99%, 37%)  Old Gold
#bd010f  rgb(189, 1, 15)  hsl(356, 99%, 37%)  Venetian Red
#0fbd01  rgb(15, 189, 1)  hsl(116, 99%, 37%)  Kelly Green