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#031AAA

#031aaa ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#031aaa is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 10.2% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.24% cyan, 84.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 231.74°, with 96.53% saturation and 33.92% 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 12.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.07.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0366

Complementary

  1. #031aaa
  2. #aa9303

Split complementary

  1. #031aaa
  2. #aa4003
  3. #6daa03

Analogous

  1. #036daa
  2. #031aaa
  3. #4003aa

Triadic

  1. #031aaa
  2. #aa031a
  3. #1aaa03

Tetradic

  1. #031aaa
  2. #9303aa
  3. #aa9303
  4. #1aaa03

Square

  1. #031aaa
  2. #aa036d
  3. #aa9303
  4. #03aa40

Monochromatic

  1. #000314
  2. #020e5f
  3. #031aaa
  4. #0425f5
  5. #4a63fc

Shades

#031aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #031aaa
  2. #031799
  3. #021588
  4. #021277
  5. #021066
  6. #020d55
  7. #010a44
  8. #010833
  9. #010522
  10. #000311
  11. #000000

Tints

#031aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #031aaa
  2. #1c31b3
  3. #3548bb
  4. #4f5fc4
  5. #6876cc
  6. #818dd5
  7. #9aa3dd
  8. #b3bae6
  9. #cdd1ee
  10. #e6e8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#031aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #031aaa
  2. #1024a6
  3. #1c2ea2
  4. #29399d
  5. #354399
  6. #424d95
  7. #4e5791
  8. #5b618d
  9. #676c88
  10. #747684
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #292d76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003eae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002da8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004a65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0027a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-031aaa {
  color: #031aaa;
}
Background
.bg-031aaa {
  background-color: #031aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-031aaa {
  border: 2px solid #031aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #031aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 26 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 97% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-031aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #031aaa, #4003aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-031aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 26 170 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.07 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.68 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.67 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.01 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.92 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.40 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.25 #fce555 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#031aaa  rgb(3, 26, 170)  hsl(232, 97%, 34%)  Zaffre
#aa9303  rgb(170, 147, 3)  hsl(52, 97%, 34%)  Brass
#aa031a  rgb(170, 3, 26)  hsl(352, 97%, 34%)  Cornell Red
#1aaa03  rgb(26, 170, 3)  hsl(112, 97%, 34%)  Kelly Green