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#001CB6

#001cb6 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#001cb6 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 10.98% green and 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 84.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 230.77°, with 100% saturation and 35.69% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.39.

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Relative luminance0.0421

Complementary

  1. #001cb6
  2. #b69a00

Split complementary

  1. #001cb6
  2. #b63f00
  3. #77b600

Analogous

  1. #0077b6
  2. #001cb6
  3. #3f00b6

Triadic

  1. #001cb6
  2. #b6001c
  3. #1cb600

Tetradic

  1. #001cb6
  2. #9a00b6
  3. #b69a00
  4. #1cb600

Square

  1. #001cb6
  2. #b60077
  3. #b69a00
  4. #00b63f

Monochromatic

  1. #00041d
  2. #00106a
  3. #001cb6
  4. #042aff
  5. #506bff

Shades

#001cb6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #001cb6
  2. #0019a4
  3. #001692
  4. #00147f
  5. #00116d
  6. #000e5b
  7. #000b49
  8. #000837
  9. #000624
  10. #000312
  11. #000000

Tints

#001cb6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #001cb6
  2. #1a33bd
  3. #3349c5
  4. #4d60cc
  5. #6677d3
  6. #808edb
  7. #99a4e2
  8. #b3bbe9
  9. #ccd2f0
  10. #e6e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#001cb6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #001cb6
  2. #0d26b1
  3. #1a30ab
  4. #263aa6
  5. #3344a0
  6. #404e9b
  7. #4d5896
  8. #5a6290
  9. #666c8b
  10. #737685
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2c307f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0030b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00506c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037b8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0029b5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004190 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-001cb6 {
  color: #001cb6;
}
Background
.bg-001cb6 {
  background-color: #001cb6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-001cb6 {
  border: 2px solid #001cb6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #001cb6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 28 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-001cb6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #001cb6, #3f00b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-001cb6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 28 182 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.39 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.59 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.81 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.19 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.63 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.76 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.39 #ffe349 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Zaffre
#001cb6  rgb(0, 28, 182)  hsl(231, 100%, 36%)  Zaffre
#b69a00  rgb(182, 154, 0)  hsl(51, 100%, 36%)  Brass
#b6001c  rgb(182, 0, 28)  hsl(351, 100%, 36%)  Firebrick
#1cb600  rgb(28, 182, 0)  hsl(111, 100%, 36%)  Kelly Green