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#102A8A

#102a8a ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#102a8a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.27% red, 16.47% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.41% cyan, 69.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 227.21°, with 79.22% saturation and 30.2% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 2.75.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.036

Complementary

  1. #102a8a
  2. #8a7010

Split complementary

  1. #102a8a
  2. #8a3310
  3. #678a10

Analogous

  1. #10678a
  2. #102a8a
  3. #33108a

Triadic

  1. #102a8a
  2. #8a102a
  3. #2a8a10

Tetradic

  1. #102a8a
  2. #70108a
  3. #8a7010
  4. #2a8a10

Square

  1. #102a8a
  2. #8a1067
  3. #8a7010
  4. #108a33

Monochromatic

  1. #020612
  2. #081545
  3. #102a8a
  4. #183fcf
  5. #496bea

Shades

#102a8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #102a8a
  2. #0e267c
  3. #0d226e
  4. #0b1d61
  5. #0a1953
  6. #081545
  7. #061137
  8. #050d29
  9. #03081c
  10. #02040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#102a8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #102a8a
  2. #283f96
  3. #4055a1
  4. #586aad
  5. #707fb9
  6. #8895c5
  7. #9faad0
  8. #b7bfdc
  9. #cfd4e8
  10. #e7eaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#102a8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #102a8a
  2. #1b3389
  3. #263b88
  4. #324487
  5. #3d4c86
  6. #485585
  7. #535e84
  8. #5e6683
  9. #6a6f82
  10. #757781
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2b3162 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003b8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003088 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004556 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00358c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002d89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003b6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-102a8a {
  color: #102a8a;
}
Background
.bg-102a8a {
  background-color: #102a8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-102a8a {
  border: 2px solid #102a8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #102a8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 16 42 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 79% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-102a8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #102a8a, #33108a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-102a8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(16 42 138 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.75 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.31 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.57 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.85 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.60 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.84 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.73 #efd575 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#102a8a  rgb(16, 42, 138)  hsl(227, 79%, 30%)  Imperial Blue
#8a7010  rgb(138, 112, 16)  hsl(47, 79%, 30%)  Golden Brown
#8a102a  rgb(138, 16, 42)  hsl(347, 79%, 30%)  Burgundy
#2a8a10  rgb(42, 138, 16)  hsl(107, 79%, 30%)  India Green