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#031EA1

#031ea1 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#031ea1 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 11.76% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.14% cyan, 81.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 229.75°, with 96.34% saturation and 32.16% 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 12.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.03.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0352

Complementary

  1. #031ea1
  2. #a18603

Split complementary

  1. #031ea1
  2. #a13703
  3. #6da103

Analogous

  1. #036da1
  2. #031ea1
  3. #3703a1

Triadic

  1. #031ea1
  2. #a1031e
  3. #1ea103

Tetradic

  1. #031ea1
  2. #8603a1
  3. #a18603
  4. #1ea103

Square

  1. #031ea1
  2. #a1036d
  3. #a18603
  4. #03a137

Monochromatic

  1. #000414
  2. #021056
  3. #031ea1
  4. #042cec
  5. #4261fb

Shades

#031ea1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #031ea1
  2. #031b91
  3. #021881
  4. #021571
  5. #021261
  6. #020f51
  7. #010c40
  8. #010930
  9. #010620
  10. #000310
  11. #000000

Tints

#031ea1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #031ea1
  2. #1c35aa
  3. #354bb4
  4. #4f62bd
  5. #6878c7
  6. #818fd0
  7. #9aa5d9
  8. #b3bce3
  9. #cdd2ec
  10. #e6e9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#031ea1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #031ea1
  2. #10289e
  3. #1c329a
  4. #293b97
  5. #354594
  6. #424f91
  7. #4e598d
  8. #5b638a
  9. #676c87
  10. #747683
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #282d71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ca5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002d9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004860 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0027a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003b7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-031ea1 {
  color: #031ea1;
}
Background
.bg-031ea1 {
  background-color: #031ea1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-031ea1 {
  border: 2px solid #031ea1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #031ea1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 30 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 96% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-031ea1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #031ea1, #3703a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-031ea1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 30 161 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.03 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.24 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.42 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.69 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.81 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.08 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.19 #fce15e Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#031ea1  rgb(3, 30, 161)  hsl(230, 96%, 32%)  Zaffre
#a18603  rgb(161, 134, 3)  hsl(50, 96%, 32%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a1031e  rgb(161, 3, 30)  hsl(350, 96%, 32%)  Carmine
#1ea103  rgb(30, 161, 3)  hsl(110, 96%, 32%)  Islamic Green