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Once in a Blue Moon Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Once in a Blue Moon (#0044BB), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#0044BB
#1F66FF
#BB7700
#754600
#FFAA22

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Once in a Blue Moon#0044BB0, 68, 187218°, 100%, 37%100, 64, 0, 27
Bluerocratic#1F66FF31, 102, 255221°, 100%, 56%88, 60, 0, 0
Cassandra’s Curse#BB7700187, 119, 038°, 100%, 37%0, 36, 100, 27
Flat Brown#754600117, 70, 036°, 100%, 23%0, 40, 100, 54
Honey Wax#FFAA22255, 170, 3437°, 100%, 57%0, 33, 87, 0

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #0044BB on #FFAA224.33:1AA large
Aa #754600 on #FFAA224.19:1AA large
Aa #1F66FF on #FFAA222.50:1—
Aa #0044BB on #BB77002.26:1—
Aa #BB7700 on #7546002.18:1—
Aa #BB7700 on #FFAA221.92:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #0044bb; /* Once in a Blue Moon */
  --color-2: #1f66ff; /* Bluerocratic */
  --color-3: #bb7700; /* Cassandra’s Curse */
  --color-4: #754600; /* Flat Brown */
  --color-5: #ffaa22; /* Honey Wax */
}

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Questions

What colors go with Once in a Blue Moon?

In a complementary scheme: Bluerocratic (#1F66FF), Cassandra’s Curse (#BB7700), Flat Brown (#754600), Honey Wax (#FFAA22).

What is the hex code of Once in a Blue Moon?

#0044BB.