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#000caf Hex Color Code

#000caf Paint ChipThe hexadecimal color code #000caf is a medium dark shade of blue. In the RGB color model #000caf is comprised of 0% red, 4.71% green and 68.63% blue. In the HSL color space #000caf has a hue of 236° (degrees), 100% saturation and 34% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 464.76 nm.

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#000caf linear gradient to complementary #00af00

  1. #000caf
  2. #3d319b
  3. #4e4c86
  4. #536570
  5. #4f7e59
  6. #3f963c
  7. #00af00

Monochromatic Colors

  1. #0000a5
  2. #0004a8
  3. #0008ac
  4. #000caf
  5. #0f10b2
  6. #1914b6
  7. #2117b9

Tones

  1. #000caf
  2. #301ea0
  3. #422c92
  4. #4c3884
  5. #534375
  6. #574e67
  7. #585858

Tints and Shades

#000caf to white

  1. #000caf
  2. #5337bd
  3. #7c5dcb
  4. #a084d9
  5. #c1ace6
  6. #e0d5f3
  7. #ffffff / #fff

#000caf to black

  1. #000caf
  2. #150e90
  3. #1b0f71
  4. #1b0f55
  5. #180d39
  6. #130720
  7. #000000 / #000

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#000caf HTML / CSS Code Examples

#000caf foreground

The holy grail is to spend less time making the picture than it takes people to look at it.

Banksy
<p style="color: #000caf">…</p>

#000caf background

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

James McNeill Whistler
<p style="background-color: #000caf">…</p>

#000caf shadow

It is a widely accepted notion among painters that it does not matter what one paints as long as it is well painted. This is the essence of academicism. There is no such thing as good painting about nothing.

Mark Rothko
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #000caf">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
3247
Binary
00000000, 00001100, 10101111
Hexadecimal
#000caf
LRV
≈ 3.4%
Closest short hex
#01a ΔE = 0.865
RGB
rgb(0, 12, 175)
RGBA
rgba(0, 12, 175, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 0.000, g: 0.064, b: 0.936
RYB
red: 0.000%, yellow: 4.404%, blue: 68.627%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-16773969 / 0xff000caf
HSL
hsl(236, 100%, 34%)
HSLA
hsla(236, 100%, 34%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 236° (235.886), saturation: 100% (1.000), value: 69% (0.686)
HSP
hue: 235.886, saturation: 100.000%, perceived brightness: 23.450%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 265.522, S: 100.019, L: 21.420
Cubehelix
H: -126.426, S: 3.212, L: 0.103
TSL
T: -2.784, S: 0.575, L: 0.106
CMYK
cyan: 100% (1.000), magenta: 93% (0.931), yellow: 0% (0.000), key: 31% (0.314)
CMY
cyan: 100% (1.000), magenta: 95% (0.953), yellow: 31% (0.314)
XYZ
X: 7.867, Y: 3.357, Z: 40.782
xyY
x: 0.151, y: 0.065, Y: 3.357
CIELab
L: 21.420, a: 56.603, b: -79.650
CIELuv
L: 21.420, u: -6.565, v: -83.822
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 21.420, C: 97.714, H: 305.400
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 21.420, C: 84.079, H: 265.522
Hunter-Lab
L: 18.322, a: 44.576, b: -119.146
CIECAM02
J: 13.974, C: 71.292, h: 258.286, Q: 73.649, M: 62.344, s: 92.005, H: 310.198
OSA-UCS
lightness: -11.041, jaune: -14.976, green: 4.493
LMS
L: 0.584, M: 0.412, S: 40.175
YCbCr
Y: 39.198, Cb: 201.333, Cr: 111.159
YCoCg
Y: 49.750, Cg: -37.750, Co: -43.750
YDbDr
Y: 26.994, Db: 222.679, Dr: 51.367
YPbPr
Y: 21.180, Pb: 82.880, Pr: -13.498
xvYCC
Y: 34.190, Cb: 200.804, Cr: 116.143
YIQ
Y: 26.994, I: -59.514, Q: 48.178
YUV
Y: 26.994, U: 72.834, V: -23.682
Okhsl
h: 264.167, s: 0.996, l: 0.250
Okhsv
h: 264.167. s: 0.985, v: 0.676
Okhwb
h: 264.167, w: 0.010, b: 0.324
Oklab
l: 0.348, a: -0.024, b: -0.230
Oklch
l: 0.348, c: 0.232, h: 264.167
Munsell Color System
10PB 2/10 ΔE = 17.931
Brand Color
Wooga ΔE = 7.868

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