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#0A287D

#0a287d ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#0a287d is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.92% red, 15.69% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.98% black. Its hue angle is 224.35°, with 85.19% saturation and 26.47% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 4.3.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0306

Complementary

  1. #0a287d
  2. #7d5f0a

Split complementary

  1. #0a287d
  2. #7d260a
  3. #617d0a

Analogous

  1. #0a617d
  2. #0a287d
  3. #260a7d

Triadic

  1. #0a287d
  2. #7d0a28
  3. #287d0a

Tetradic

  1. #0a287d
  2. #5f0a7d
  3. #7d5f0a
  4. #287d0a

Square

  1. #0a287d
  2. #7d0a61
  3. #7d5f0a
  4. #0a7d26

Monochromatic

  1. #020613
  2. #041136
  3. #0a287d
  4. #103fc4
  5. #3163ef

Shades

#0a287d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0a287d
  2. #092471
  3. #082064
  4. #071c58
  5. #06184b
  6. #05143f
  7. #041032
  8. #030c26
  9. #020819
  10. #01040d
  11. #000000

Tints

#0a287d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0a287d
  2. #233e8a
  3. #3b5397
  4. #5469a4
  5. #6c7eb1
  6. #8594be
  7. #9da9cb
  8. #b6bfd8
  9. #ced4e5
  10. #e7eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0a287d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0a287d
  2. #16317d
  3. #223a7e
  4. #2d427e
  5. #394b7e
  6. #45547f
  7. #515d7f
  8. #5d667f
  9. #686e7f
  10. #747780
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #262e59 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003680 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002c7b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003f4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00317f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002a7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003764 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0a287d {
  color: #0a287d;
}
Background
.bg-0a287d {
  background-color: #0a287d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0a287d {
  border: 2px solid #0a287d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0a287d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 10 40 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 85% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0a287d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0a287d, #260a7d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0a287d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(10 40 125 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.30 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.77 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.03 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.45 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.02 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.16 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.32 #f5d782 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#0a287d  rgb(10, 40, 125)  hsl(224, 85%, 26%)  Imperial Blue
#7d5f0a  rgb(125, 95, 10)  hsl(44, 85%, 26%)  Field Drab
#7d0a28  rgb(125, 10, 40)  hsl(344, 85%, 26%)  Burgundy
#287d0a  rgb(40, 125, 10)  hsl(104, 85%, 26%)  Green