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#000cb8 Hex Color Code

#000cb8 Paint ChipThe hexadecimal color code #000cb8 is a medium dark shade of blue. In the RGB color model #000cb8 is comprised of 0% red, 4.71% green and 72.16% blue. In the HSL color space #000cb8 has a hue of 236° (degrees), 100% saturation and 36% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 464.7 nm.

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#000cb8 linear gradient to complementary #00b800

  1. #000cb8
  2. #4034a3
  3. #52508d
  4. #586b76
  5. #54845e
  6. #439e40
  7. #00b800

Monochromatic Colors

  1. #0000ad
  2. #0003b1
  3. #0007b4
  4. #000cb8
  5. #1110bc
  6. #1c14bf
  7. #2418c3

Tones

  1. #000cb8
  2. #331fa9
  3. #452e99
  4. #503a8a
  5. #57467b
  6. #5b516c
  7. #5c5c5c

Tints and Shades

#000cb8 to white

  1. #000cb8
  2. #5538c5
  3. #7f5ed2
  4. #a285de
  5. #c2ace9
  6. #e1d5f4
  7. #ffffff / #fff

#000cb8 to black

  1. #000cb8
  2. #160f97
  3. #1c1077
  4. #1c0f59
  5. #190e3c
  6. #140821
  7. #000000 / #000

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#000cb8 HTML / CSS Code Examples

#000cb8 foreground

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

Banksy
<p style="color: #000cb8">…</p>

#000cb8 background

Inspiration does exist but it must find you working.

Pablo Picasso
<p style="background-color: #000cb8">…</p>

#000cb8 shadow

The main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live.

Auguste Rodin
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #000cb8">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
3256
Binary
00000000, 00001100, 10111000
Hexadecimal
#000cb8
LRV
≈ 3.7%
Closest short hex
#01b ΔE = 0.935
RGB
rgb(0, 12, 184)
RGBA
rgba(0, 12, 184, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 0.000, g: 0.061, b: 0.939
RYB
red: 0.000%, yellow: 4.418%, blue: 72.157%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-16773960 / 0xff000cb8
HSL
hsl(236, 100%, 36%)
HSLA
hsla(236, 100%, 36%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 236° (236.087), saturation: 100% (1.000), value: 72% (0.722)
HSP
hue: 236.087, saturation: 100.000%, perceived brightness: 24.628%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 265.559, S: 100.019, L: 22.732
Cubehelix
H: -126.255, S: 3.275, L: 0.107
TSL
T: -2.793, S: 0.577, L: 0.110
CMYK
cyan: 100% (1.000), magenta: 93% (0.935), yellow: 0% (0.000), key: 28% (0.278)
CMY
cyan: 100% (1.000), magenta: 95% (0.953), yellow: 28% (0.278)
XYZ
X: 8.780, Y: 3.722, Z: 45.594
xyY
x: 0.151, y: 0.064, Y: 3.722
CIELab
L: 22.732, a: 59.079, b: -82.849
CIELuv
L: 22.732, u: -6.931, v: -89.242
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 22.732, C: 101.756, H: 305.492
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 22.732, C: 89.510, H: 265.559
Hunter-Lab
L: 19.294, a: 47.469, b: -126.606
CIECAM02
J: 14.785, C: 73.614, h: 258.237, Q: 75.757, M: 64.375, s: 92.182, H: 310.173
OSA-UCS
lightness: -11.045, jaune: -15.585, green: 4.716
LMS
L: 0.629, M: 0.419, S: 44.914
YCbCr
Y: 40.080, Cb: 205.284, Cr: 110.520
YCoCg
Y: 52.000, Cg: -40.000, Co: -46.000
YDbDr
Y: 28.020, Db: 234.676, Dr: 53.320
YPbPr
Y: 21.828, Pb: 87.380, Pr: -13.912
xvYCC
Y: 34.746, Cb: 204.757, Cr: 115.779
YIQ
Y: 28.020, I: -62.406, Q: 50.978
YUV
Y: 28.020, U: 76.758, V: -24.582
Okhsl
h: 264.159, s: 0.996, l: 0.264
Okhsv
h: 264.159. s: 0.987, v: 0.713
Okhwb
h: 264.159, w: 0.009, b: 0.287
Oklab
l: 0.360, a: -0.025, b: -0.240
Oklch
l: 0.360, c: 0.241, h: 264.159
Munsell Color System
10PB 2/10 ΔE = 19.311
Brand Color
Pinboard ΔE = 6.841

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