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#0A287C

#0a287c ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#0a287c 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 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.94% cyan, 67.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 224.21°, with 85.07% saturation and 26.27% 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 13.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 4.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0304

Complementary

  1. #0a287c
  2. #7c5e0a

Split complementary

  1. #0a287c
  2. #7c250a
  3. #617c0a

Analogous

  1. #0a617c
  2. #0a287c
  3. #250a7c

Triadic

  1. #0a287c
  2. #7c0a28
  3. #287c0a

Tetradic

  1. #0a287c
  2. #5e0a7c
  3. #7c5e0a
  4. #287c0a

Square

  1. #0a287c
  2. #7c0a61
  3. #7c5e0a
  4. #0a7c25

Monochromatic

  1. #020613
  2. #041135
  3. #0a287c
  4. #103fc3
  5. #3163ee

Shades

#0a287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0a287c
  2. #092470
  3. #082063
  4. #071c57
  5. #06184a
  6. #05143e
  7. #041032
  8. #030c25
  9. #020819
  10. #01040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#0a287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0a287c
  2. #233e89
  3. #3b5396
  4. #5469a3
  5. #6c7eb0
  6. #8594be
  7. #9da9cb
  8. #b6bfd8
  9. #ced4e5
  10. #e7eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0a287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0a287c
  2. #16317c
  3. #223a7d
  4. #2d427d
  5. #394b7e
  6. #45547e
  7. #515d7e
  8. #5d667f
  9. #686e7f
  10. #747780
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #262d59 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00367f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002c7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003f4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00317e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002a7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003764 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0a287c {
  color: #0a287c;
}
Background
.bg-0a287c {
  background-color: #0a287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0a287c {
  border: 2px solid #0a287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0a287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 10 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 85% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0a287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0a287c, #250a7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0a287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(10 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.46 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.88 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.04 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.58 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.13 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.23 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.47 #f5d783 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#0a287c  rgb(10, 40, 124)  hsl(224, 85%, 26%)  Imperial Blue
#7c5e0a  rgb(124, 94, 10)  hsl(44, 85%, 26%)  Field Drab
#7c0a28  rgb(124, 10, 40)  hsl(344, 85%, 26%)  Burgundy
#287c0a  rgb(40, 124, 10)  hsl(104, 85%, 26%)  Green