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#001BA7

#001ba7 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#001ba7 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 10.59% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 83.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 230.3°, with 100% saturation and 32.75% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.21.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0357

Complementary

  1. #001ba7
  2. #a78c00

Split complementary

  1. #001ba7
  2. #a73900
  3. #6fa700

Analogous

  1. #006fa7
  2. #001ba7
  3. #3900a7

Triadic

  1. #001ba7
  2. #a7001b
  3. #1ba700

Tetradic

  1. #001ba7
  2. #8c00a7
  3. #a78c00
  4. #1ba700

Square

  1. #001ba7
  2. #a7006f
  3. #a78c00
  4. #00a739

Monochromatic

  1. #000314
  2. #000f5b
  3. #001ba7
  4. #0027f4
  5. #4160ff

Shades

#001ba7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #001ba7
  2. #001896
  3. #001686
  4. #001375
  5. #001064
  6. #000e54
  7. #000b43
  8. #000832
  9. #000521
  10. #000311
  11. #000000

Tints

#001ba7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #001ba7
  2. #1a32b0
  3. #3349b9
  4. #4d5fc1
  5. #6676ca
  6. #808dd3
  7. #99a4dc
  8. #b3bbe5
  9. #ccd1ed
  10. #e6e8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#001ba7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #001ba7
  2. #0d25a3
  3. #1a2f9f
  4. #26399b
  5. #334397
  6. #404e94
  7. #4d5890
  8. #5a628c
  9. #666c88
  10. #737684
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #282d74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003dab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002ca5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004963 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0026a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-001ba7 {
  color: #001ba7;
}
Background
.bg-001ba7 {
  background-color: #001ba7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-001ba7 {
  border: 2px solid #001ba7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #001ba7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 27 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-001ba7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #001ba7, #3900a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-001ba7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 27 167 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.21 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.23 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.71 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.13 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.76 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.22 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.95 #ffe458 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#001ba7  rgb(0, 27, 167)  hsl(230, 100%, 33%)  Zaffre
#a78c00  rgb(167, 140, 0)  hsl(50, 100%, 33%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a7001b  rgb(167, 0, 27)  hsl(350, 100%, 33%)  Carmine
#1ba700  rgb(27, 167, 0)  hsl(110, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green