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Coolbluedeep

Deep Midnight Echo

#0a0c23
Notes

Deep Midnight Echo (#0A0C23) is a deep blue with a cool character. It leans cool, sitting on the blue, green, and violet side of the wheel. Quiet and dependable, a fit for product UI and data visualization. Its HSL profile (235°, 56%, 9%) places it in the balanced band at a dark lightness. It works well as a headline, icon, or deep background in an otherwise light layout, pairing cleanly with cream, bone, and warm neutrals. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary yellow. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#0a0c23
RGB
rgb(10, 12, 35)
HSL
hsl(235, 56%, 9%)
HWB
hwb(235 4% 86%)
OKLCH
oklch(16.8% 0.047 276.3)
HSV
hsv(235, 71%, 14%)
LAB
lab(4.05% 5.46 -14.89)
LCH
lch(4.05% 15.86 290.15)
CMYK
cmyk(71%, 66%, 0%, 86%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#0a0c23
Original
#030f24
Protanopia
#010d23
Deuteranopia
#021115
Tritanopia
#0d0d0d
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon White
19.27:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon Black
1.09:1

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