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#100BCF

#100bcf ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#100bcf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.27% cyan, 94.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 241.53°, with 89.91% saturation and 42.75% 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 10.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.06.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0485

Complementary

  1. #100bcf
  2. #cacf0b

Split complementary

  1. #100bcf
  2. #cf720b
  3. #68cf0b

Analogous

  1. #0b68cf
  2. #100bcf
  3. #720bcf

Triadic

  1. #100bcf
  2. #cf100b
  3. #0bcf10

Tetradic

  1. #100bcf
  2. #cf0bca
  3. #cacf0b
  4. #0bcf10

Square

  1. #100bcf
  2. #cf0b68
  3. #cacf0b
  4. #0bcf72

Monochromatic

  1. #05033e
  2. #0a0786
  3. #100bcf
  4. #3732f4
  5. #7e7bf8

Shades

#100bcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #100bcf
  2. #0e0aba
  3. #0d09a6
  4. #0b0891
  5. #0a077c
  6. #080668
  7. #060453
  8. #05033e
  9. #030229
  10. #020115
  11. #000000

Tints

#100bcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #100bcf
  2. #2823d4
  3. #403cd9
  4. #5854dd
  5. #706de2
  6. #8885e7
  7. #9f9dec
  8. #b7b6f1
  9. #cfcef5
  10. #e7e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#100bcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #100bcf
  2. #1b17c7
  3. #2622bf
  4. #322eb7
  5. #3d3aaf
  6. #4846a8
  7. #5351a0
  8. #5e5d98
  9. #6a6990
  10. #757488
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #313190 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0028cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0044a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-100bcf {
  color: #100bcf;
}
Background
.bg-100bcf {
  background-color: #100bcf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-100bcf {
  border: 2px solid #100bcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #100bcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 16 11 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 90% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-100bcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #100bcf, #720bcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-100bcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(16 11 207 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.06 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.04 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.67 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.12 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.21 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.26 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.46 #eff430 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#100bcf  rgb(16, 11, 207)  hsl(242, 90%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#cacf0b  rgb(202, 207, 11)  hsl(62, 90%, 43%)  Pear
#cf100b  rgb(207, 16, 11)  hsl(2, 90%, 43%)  Rosso Corsa
#0bcf10  rgb(11, 207, 16)  hsl(122, 90%, 43%)  Lime Green