What color is #0000AA?

#0000AA is a dark, vivid blue known as Bohemian Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bohemian Blue?

The RGB value is 0, 0, 170: 0 red, 0 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bohemian Blue?

The complementary color is #AAAA00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0000AA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bohemian Blue color: hex code #0000AA

#0000AA rgb(0, 0, 170)

Shades of blue

Bohemian Blue has the hex code #0000AA. It is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 0% green and 66.7% blue (0, 0, 170).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.29:1).

Bohemian Blue (#0000AA) color codes

HEX	`#0000AA`
RGB	`rgb(0, 0, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 0%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 100%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.64, 58.44, -79.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.64, 98.75, 306.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.253, 2.901, 38.2)`
Decimal	`170`
Short hex	`#00A`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bohemian Blue, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #0000AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0000AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #0000AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0000aa; }
.text { color: #0000aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0000aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 0 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0000aa, #5500aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #0000AA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #0000AA?: #0000AA is a dark, vivid blue known as Bohemian Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bohemian Blue?: The RGB value is 0, 0, 170: 0 red, 0 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bohemian Blue?: The complementary color is #AAAA00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0000AA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.