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#100BCD

#100bcd ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#100bcd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.27% red, 4.31% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.2% cyan, 94.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 241.55°, with 89.81% saturation and 42.35% 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 10.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 0.92.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0476

Complementary

  1. #100bcd
  2. #c8cd0b

Split complementary

  1. #100bcd
  2. #cd710b
  3. #67cd0b

Analogous

  1. #0b67cd
  2. #100bcd
  3. #710bcd

Triadic

  1. #100bcd
  2. #cd100b
  3. #0bcd10

Tetradic

  1. #100bcd
  2. #cd0bc8
  3. #c8cd0b
  4. #0bcd10

Square

  1. #100bcd
  2. #cd0b67
  3. #c8cd0b
  4. #0bcd71

Monochromatic

  1. #05033c
  2. #0a0784
  3. #100bcd
  4. #3631f4
  5. #7c79f8

Shades

#100bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #100bcd
  2. #0e0ab9
  3. #0d09a4
  4. #0b0890
  5. #0a077b
  6. #080667
  7. #060452
  8. #05033e
  9. #030229
  10. #020115
  11. #000000

Tints

#100bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #100bcd
  2. #2823d2
  3. #403cd7
  4. #5854dc
  5. #706de1
  6. #8885e6
  7. #9f9deb
  8. #b7b6f0
  9. #cfcef5
  10. #e7e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#100bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #100bcd
  2. #1b17c5
  3. #2622be
  4. #322eb6
  5. #3d3aae
  6. #4846a7
  7. #53519f
  8. #5e5d97
  9. #6a698f
  10. #757488
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #31308f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005678 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0028cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0044a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-100bcd {
  color: #100bcd;
}
Background
.bg-100bcd {
  background-color: #100bcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-100bcd {
  border: 2px solid #100bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #100bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 16 11 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 90% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-100bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #100bcd, #710bcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-100bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(16 11 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 0.92 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.80 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.93 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.36 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.06 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.23 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.68 #eff432 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#100bcd  rgb(16, 11, 205)  hsl(242, 90%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#c8cd0b  rgb(200, 205, 11)  hsl(62, 90%, 42%)  Pear
#cd100b  rgb(205, 16, 11)  hsl(2, 90%, 42%)  Rosso Corsa
#0bcd10  rgb(11, 205, 16)  hsl(122, 90%, 42%)  Lime Green