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#0300A6

#0300a6 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0300a6 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 0% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.19% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 241.08°, with 100% saturation and 32.55% 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 13.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.34.

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Web safe#000099
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Relative luminance0.0277

Complementary

  1. #0300a6
  2. #a3a600

Split complementary

  1. #0300a6
  2. #a65600
  3. #50a600

Analogous

  1. #0050a6
  2. #0300a6
  3. #5600a6

Triadic

  1. #0300a6
  2. #a60300
  3. #00a603

Tetradic

  1. #0300a6
  2. #a600a3
  3. #a3a600
  4. #00a603

Square

  1. #0300a6
  2. #a60050
  3. #a3a600
  4. #00a656

Monochromatic

  1. #000014
  2. #02005a
  3. #0300a6
  4. #0400f3
  5. #4340ff

Shades

#0300a6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0300a6
  2. #030095
  3. #020085
  4. #020074
  5. #020064
  6. #020053
  7. #010042
  8. #010032
  9. #010021
  10. #000011
  11. #000000

Tints

#0300a6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0300a6
  2. #1c1aaf
  3. #3533b8
  4. #4f4dc1
  5. #6866ca
  6. #8180d3
  7. #9a99db
  8. #b3b3e4
  9. #cdcced
  10. #e6e6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0300a6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0300a6
  2. #100da2
  3. #1c1a9e
  4. #29269b
  5. #353397
  6. #424093
  7. #4e4d8f
  8. #5b5a8b
  9. #676688
  10. #747384
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2e2e2e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #232372 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0037aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0025a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004360 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002aa8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001ba5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0300a6 {
  color: #0300a6;
}
Background
.bg-0300a6 {
  background-color: #0300a6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0300a6 {
  border: 2px solid #0300a6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0300a6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 0 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 241 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0300a6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0300a6, #5600a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0300a6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 0 166 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.34 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 3.71 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.17 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.06 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.26 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.05 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.95 #fcff59 Inverted #2e2e2e Grayscale 

Zaffre
#0300a6  rgb(3, 0, 166)  hsl(241, 100%, 33%)  Zaffre
#a3a600  rgb(163, 166, 0)  hsl(61, 100%, 33%)  Brass
#a60300  rgb(166, 3, 0)  hsl(1, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
#00a603  rgb(0, 166, 3)  hsl(121, 100%, 33%)  Islamic Green