Cadmium Blue Color – #0a1195: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Cadmium Blue borrows the name of the cadmium pigment family that painters have prized since the 1840s for brilliant, lightfast color. True cadmium pigments run yellow to deep red, so “Cadmium Blue” is more marketing romance than chemistry, but the deep royal tone still sings of an artist’s tube paint. The Cadmium Blue color code delivers a rich, saturated ultramarine.

Cadmium Blue color

Cadmium Blue Color Shades

Complementary colors

  1. #0A1195

  2. #958E0A

Triadic colors

  1. #0A1195

  2. #950A11

  3. #11950A

Tints or lighter colors

  1. #0D16C5

  2. #1621EF

  3. #464EF3

  4. #757CF6

  5. #A5A9F9

Darker colors

  1. #070C65

  2. #040636

  3. #000106

Analogous colors

  1. #0A958E

  2. #0A5795

  3. #0A1195

  4. #490A95

  5. #8E0A95

Monochromatic colors

  1. #000453

  2. #020884

  3. #0710B2

  4. #0F19DD

  5. #333CEB

#0a1195

Cadmium Blue Color Codes and Information

Complete breakdown of the color Cadmium Blue:

Data TypeValues/Details
Hex#0a1195
RGBrgb(10,17,149)
HSLhsl(237,87.4%,31.2%)
CMYK93, 89, 0, 42
HSV237, 93, 58
RGB %4, 7, 58
XYZ5.8, 2.6, 28.6
LAB18.5, 47.5, -68.6
Color CategoryDark
Color FamilyBlue
Saturation93%
TemperatureCool
Contrast Ratio Against White (#ffffff)13.75 (passes WCAG AA)
Contrast Ratio Against Black (#000000)1.53 (fails WCAG AA)

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