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Once in a Blue Moon Split-complementary Color Scheme

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

#0044BB
#B21B00
#AABB00
#002868
#FF2800

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Once in a Blue Moon#0044BB0, 68, 187218°, 100%, 37%100, 64, 0, 27
Wazdakka Red#B21B00178, 27, 09°, 100%, 35%0, 85, 100, 30
Dark Citron#AABB00170, 187, 065°, 100%, 37%9, 0, 100, 27
Old Glory Blue#0028680, 40, 104217°, 100%, 20%100, 62, 0, 59
Ferrari Red#FF2800255, 40, 09°, 100%, 50%0, 84, 100, 0

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #AABB00 on #0028686.53:1AA
Aa #0044BB on #AABB003.86:1AA large
Aa #002868 on #FF28003.70:1AA large
Aa #B21B00 on #AABB003.22:1AA large
Aa #0044BB on #FF28002.18:1—
Aa #B21B00 on #0028682.03:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #0044bb; /* Once in a Blue Moon */
  --color-2: #b21b00; /* Wazdakka Red */
  --color-3: #aabb00; /* Dark Citron */
  --color-4: #002868; /* Old Glory Blue */
  --color-5: #ff2800; /* Ferrari Red */
}

Other schemes from Once in a Blue Moon

More Dark Blue split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Once in a Blue Moon?

In a split-complementary scheme: Wazdakka Red (#B21B00), Dark Citron (#AABB00), Old Glory Blue (#002868), Ferrari Red (#FF2800).

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

#0044BB.