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#0000ab Hex Color Code

#0000ab Paint ChipThe hexadecimal color code #0000ab is a medium dark shade of blue-magenta. In the RGB color model #0000ab is comprised of 0% red, 0% green and 67.06% blue. In the HSL color space #0000ab has a hue of 240° (degrees), 100% saturation and 34% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 464.2 nm.

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#0000ab linear gradient to complementary #00ab00

  1. #0000ab
  2. #3c2c97
  3. #4d4883
  4. #52616e
  5. #4e7a57
  6. #3e923b
  7. #00ab00

Monochromatic Colors

  1. #0000a1
  2. #0000a5
  3. #0000a8
  4. #0000ab
  5. #0e04ae
  6. #1808b1
  7. #1f0cb5

Tones

  1. #0000ab
  2. #2f189d
  3. #41278f
  4. #4b3481
  5. #514073
  6. #554b65
  7. #565656

Tints and Shades

#0000ab to white

  1. #0000ab
  2. #5232ba
  3. #7c59c9
  4. #9f81d7
  5. #c0aae5
  6. #e0d4f2
  7. #ffffff

#0000ab to black

  1. #0000ab
  2. #15068c
  3. #1a0a6f
  4. #1b0c53
  5. #180b38
  6. #130620
  7. #000000

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Similar Paints

  1. Plascon

    1. ★ Greek Island B6-A1-1
      #0000ac       ΔE = 0.173 / LRV ≈ 3.0%
    2. ★ Saphire B7-A1-1
      #0000b0       ΔE = 0.865 / LRV ≈ 3.1%

  2. Caparol

    1. ★ 42/05
      #0000a8       ΔE = 0.522 / LRV ≈ 2.8%
    2. ★ 42/10
      #0000a0       ΔE = 1.921 / LRV ≈ 2.5%

  3. Pantone / PMS

    1. ★ Blue 072
      #2905a1       ΔE = 1.861 / LRV ≈ 3.2%
    2. 2738
      #2e0099       ΔE = 2.435 / LRV ≈ 2.9%

  4. Toyo Ink

    1. 33紺藍
      #2f009a       ΔE = 2.394 / LRV ≈ 2.9%

#0000ab HTML / CSS Code Examples

#0000ab foreground

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

Henry David Thoreau
<p style="color: #0000ab">…</p>

#0000ab background

Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.

Andy Warhol
<p style="background-color: #0000ab">…</p>

#0000ab shadow

For me, painting is a way to forget life. It is a cry in the night, a strangled laugh.

Georges Rouault
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #0000ab">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
171
Binary
00000000, 00000000, 10101011
Hexadecimal
#0000ab
LRV
≈ 2.9%
Closest short hex
#00a ΔE = 0.174
RGB
rgb(0, 0, 171)
RGBA
rgba(0, 0, 171, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 0.000, g: 0.000, b: 1.000
RYB
red: 0.000%, yellow: 0.000%, blue: 0.671%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-16777045 / 0xff0000ab
HSL
hsl(240, 100%, 34%)
HSLA
hsla(240, 100%, 34%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 240° (240.000), saturation: 100% (1.000), value: 67% (0.671)
HSP
hue: 240.000, saturation: 100.000%, perceived brightness: 22.642%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 265.873, S: 100.019, L: 19.799
Cubehelix
H: -123.058, S: 4.434, L: 0.074
TSL
T: -2.951, S: 0.632, L: 0.076
CMYK
cyan: 100% (1.000), magenta: 100% (1.000), yellow: 0% (0.000), key: 33% (0.329)
CMY
cyan: 100% (1.000), magenta: 100% (1.000), yellow: 33% (0.329)
XYZ
X: 7.348, Y: 2.939, Z: 38.700
xyY
x: 0.150, y: 0.060, Y: 2.939
CIELab
L: 19.799, a: 58.696, b: -79.949
CIELuv
L: 19.799, u: -5.766, v: -79.903
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 19.799, C: 99.182, H: 306.285
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 19.799, C: 80.111, H: 265.873
Hunter-Lab
L: 17.144, a: 46.504, b: -121.836
CIECAM02
J: 12.866, C: 70.655, h: 257.969, Q: 70.669, M: 61.787, s: 93.505, H: 310.034
OSA-UCS
lightness: -11.082, jaune: -15.111, green: 4.972
LMS
L: 0.363, M: 0.055, S: 38.120
YCbCr
Y: 32.758, Cb: 203.069, Cr: 115.859
YCgCo
Y: 42.750, Cg: -42.750, Co: -42.750
YDbDr
Y: 19.494, Db: 227.943, Dr: 37.107
YPbPr
Y: 12.312, Pb: 85.500, Pr: -7.866
xvYCC
Y: 26.574, Cb: 203.106, Cr: 121.090
YIQ
Y: 19.494, I: -54.936, Q: 53.204
YUV
Y: 19.494, U: 74.556, V: -17.102
Munsell Color System
10PB 2/10 ΔE = 18.529
Brand Color
Wooga ΔE = 8.559

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