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#0C287C

#0c287c ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#0c287c is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 4.71% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.32% cyan, 67.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 82.35% saturation and 26.67% 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 13.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 4.43.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0305

Complementary

  1. #0c287c
  2. #7c600c

Split complementary

  1. #0c287c
  2. #7c280c
  3. #607c0c

Analogous

  1. #0c607c
  2. #0c287c
  3. #280c7c

Triadic

  1. #0c287c
  2. #7c0c28
  3. #287c0c

Tetradic

  1. #0c287c
  2. #600c7c
  3. #7c600c
  4. #287c0c

Square

  1. #0c287c
  2. #7c0c60
  3. #7c600c
  4. #0c7c28

Monochromatic

  1. #020613
  2. #051236
  3. #0c287c
  4. #133fc2
  5. #3663eb

Shades

#0c287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0c287c
  2. #0b2470
  3. #0a2063
  4. #081c57
  5. #07184a
  6. #06143e
  7. #051032
  8. #040c25
  9. #020819
  10. #01040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#0c287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0c287c
  2. #243e89
  3. #3d5396
  4. #5569a3
  5. #6d7eb0
  6. #8694be
  7. #9ea9cb
  8. #b6bfd8
  9. #ced4e5
  10. #e7eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0c287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0c287c
  2. #18317c
  3. #233a7d
  4. #2f427d
  5. #3a4b7e
  6. #46547e
  7. #525d7e
  8. #5d667f
  9. #696e7f
  10. #747780
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.04:1 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 #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-0c287c {
  color: #0c287c;
}
Background
.bg-0c287c {
  background-color: #0c287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0c287c {
  border: 2px solid #0c287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0c287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 12 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 82% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0c287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0c287c, #280c7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0c287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(12 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.43 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.90 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.97 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.57 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.08 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.13 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.43 #f3d783 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#0c287c  rgb(12, 40, 124)  hsl(225, 82%, 27%)  Imperial Blue
#7c600c  rgb(124, 96, 12)  hsl(45, 82%, 27%)  Field Drab
#7c0c28  rgb(124, 12, 40)  hsl(345, 82%, 27%)  Burgundy
#287c0c  rgb(40, 124, 12)  hsl(105, 82%, 27%)  Green