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#000cb9 Hex Color Code

#000cb9 Paint ChipThe hexadecimal color code #000cb9 is a medium dark shade of blue. In the RGB color model #000cb9 is comprised of 0% red, 4.71% green and 72.55% blue. In the HSL color space #000cb9 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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#000cb9 linear gradient to complementary #00b900

  1. #000cb9
  2. #4134a3
  3. #53518e
  4. #586b77
  5. #54855e
  6. #439f40
  7. #00b900

Monochromatic Colors

  1. #0000ae
  2. #0003b1
  3. #0007b5
  4. #000cb9
  5. #1110bd
  6. #1c15c1
  7. #2418c4

Tones

  1. #000cb9
  2. #3420aa
  3. #462e9a
  4. #513b8b
  5. #58477c
  6. #5c526d
  7. #5d5d5d

Tints and Shades

#000cb9 to white

  1. #000cb9
  2. #5538c6
  3. #7f5ed2
  4. #a285de
  5. #c2adea
  6. #e1d5f5
  7. #ffffff / #fff

#000cb9 to black

  1. #000cb9
  2. #160f98
  3. #1c1078
  4. #1c0f59
  5. #190e3c
  6. #140821
  7. #000000 / #000

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    #2018b4     ΔE = 2.096 / LRV ≈ 4.3%

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    #001daa     ΔE = 2.871 / LRV ≈ 3.8%

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#000cb9 HTML / CSS Code Examples

#000cb9 foreground

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

Banksy
<p style="color: #000cb9">…</p>

#000cb9 background

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

James McNeill Whistler
<p style="background-color: #000cb9">…</p>

#000cb9 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 #000cb9">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
3257
Binary
00000000, 00001100, 10111001
Hexadecimal
#000cb9
LRV
≈ 3.8%
Closest short hex
#01b ΔE = 0.805
RGB
rgb(0, 12, 185)
RGBA
rgba(0, 12, 185, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 0.000, g: 0.061, b: 0.939
RYB
red: 0.000%, yellow: 4.419%, blue: 72.549%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-16773959 / 0xff000cb9
HSL
hsl(236, 100%, 36%)
HSLA
hsla(236, 100%, 36%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 236° (236.108), saturation: 100% (1.000), value: 73% (0.725)
HSP
hue: 236.108, saturation: 100.000%, perceived brightness: 24.759%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 265.563, S: 100.019, L: 22.877
Cubehelix
H: -126.237, S: 3.282, L: 0.108
TSL
T: -2.794, S: 0.578, L: 0.110
CMYK
cyan: 100% (1.000), magenta: 94% (0.935), yellow: 0% (0.000), key: 27% (0.275)
CMY
cyan: 100% (1.000), magenta: 95% (0.953), yellow: 27% (0.275)
XYZ
X: 8.885, Y: 3.764, Z: 46.148
xyY
x: 0.151, y: 0.064, Y: 3.764
CIELab
L: 22.877, a: 59.352, b: -83.202
CIELuv
L: 22.877, u: -6.972, v: -89.842
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 22.877, C: 102.202, H: 305.502
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 22.877, C: 90.112, H: 265.563
Hunter-Lab
L: 19.402, a: 47.791, b: -127.438
CIECAM02
J: 14.876, C: 73.870, h: 258.232, Q: 75.990, M: 64.598, s: 92.200, H: 310.170
OSA-UCS
lightness: -11.045, jaune: -15.653, green: 4.741
LMS
L: 0.634, M: 0.420, S: 45.460
YCbCr
Y: 40.178, Cb: 205.723, Cr: 110.449
YCoCg
Y: 52.250, Cg: -40.250, Co: -46.250
YDbDr
Y: 28.134, Db: 236.009, Dr: 53.537
YPbPr
Y: 21.900, Pb: 87.880, Pr: -13.958
xvYCC
Y: 34.808, Cb: 205.197, Cr: 115.739
YIQ
Y: 28.134, I: -62.727, Q: 51.289
YUV
Y: 28.134, U: 77.194, V: -24.682
Okhsl
h: 264.158, s: 0.996, l: 0.265
Okhsv
h: 264.158. s: 0.987, v: 0.717
Okhwb
h: 264.158, w: 0.009, b: 0.283
Oklab
l: 0.361, a: -0.025, b: -0.241
Oklch
l: 0.361, c: 0.242, h: 264.158
Munsell Color System
10PB 2/10 ΔE = 19.468
Brand Color
Pinboard ΔE = 6.681

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