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#0F287C

#0f287c ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#0f287c is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 5.88% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.9% cyan, 67.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 226.24°, with 78.42% saturation and 27.25% 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 13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 4.39.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0307

Complementary

  1. #0f287c
  2. #7c630f

Split complementary

  1. #0f287c
  2. #7c2c0f
  3. #5e7c0f

Analogous

  1. #0f5e7c
  2. #0f287c
  3. #2c0f7c

Triadic

  1. #0f287c
  2. #7c0f28
  3. #287c0f

Tetradic

  1. #0f287c
  2. #630f7c
  3. #7c630f
  4. #287c0f

Square

  1. #0f287c
  2. #7c0f5e
  3. #7c630f
  4. #0f7c2c

Monochromatic

  1. #020612
  2. #071238
  3. #0f287c
  4. #173ec0
  5. #3c64e7

Shades

#0f287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0f287c
  2. #0e2470
  3. #0c2063
  4. #0b1c57
  5. #09184a
  6. #08143e
  7. #061032
  8. #050c25
  9. #030819
  10. #02040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#0f287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0f287c
  2. #273e89
  3. #3f5396
  4. #5769a3
  5. #6f7eb0
  6. #8794be
  7. #9fa9cb
  8. #b7bfd8
  9. #cfd4e5
  10. #e7eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0f287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0f287c
  2. #1a317c
  3. #263a7d
  4. #31427d
  5. #3c4b7e
  6. #48547e
  7. #535d7e
  8. #5e667f
  9. #696e7f
  10. #757780
  11. #808080

Readable text 13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #272e59 ≈ 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-0f287c {
  color: #0f287c;
}
Background
.bg-0f287c {
  background-color: #0f287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0f287c {
  border: 2px solid #0f287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0f287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 15 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 78% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0f287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0f287c, #2c0f7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0f287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(15 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.39 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.86 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.93 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.56 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.01 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.97 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.37 #f0d783 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#0f287c  rgb(15, 40, 124)  hsl(226, 78%, 27%)  Imperial Blue
#7c630f  rgb(124, 99, 15)  hsl(46, 78%, 27%)  Field Drab
#7c0f28  rgb(124, 15, 40)  hsl(346, 78%, 27%)  Burgundy
#287c0f  rgb(40, 124, 15)  hsl(106, 78%, 27%)  Green