#0000CD
A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Mediumblue.
About #0000CD
At its core, #0000CD is a medium and vivid hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 0 red, 0 green, and 205 blue.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 100% cyan and 100% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#0000CD
RGB0, 0, 205
HSL240.0°, 100.0%, 40.2%
CMYK100%, 100%, 0%, 20%
HSV240.0°, 100.0%, 80.4%
LAB25.0, 67.2, -91.5
XYZ11.0, 4.4, 58.0
Decimal205
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
11.16:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.88:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
10.67:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.60:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #0000CD;
}
.text-color {
color: #0000CD;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #0000CD;
}