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#031EA6

#031ea6 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#031ea6 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 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.19% cyan, 81.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 230.06°, with 96.45% saturation and 33.14% 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 12.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.81.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.037

Complementary

  1. #031ea6
  2. #a68b03

Split complementary

  1. #031ea6
  2. #a63a03
  3. #70a603

Analogous

  1. #0370a6
  2. #031ea6
  3. #3a03a6

Triadic

  1. #031ea6
  2. #a6031e
  3. #1ea603

Tetradic

  1. #031ea6
  2. #8b03a6
  3. #a68b03
  4. #1ea603

Square

  1. #031ea6
  2. #a60370
  3. #a68b03
  4. #03a63a

Monochromatic

  1. #000414
  2. #02105b
  3. #031ea6
  4. #042cf1
  5. #4664fc

Shades

#031ea6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #031ea6
  2. #031b95
  3. #021885
  4. #021574
  5. #021264
  6. #020f53
  7. #010c42
  8. #010932
  9. #010621
  10. #000311
  11. #000000

Tints

#031ea6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #031ea6
  2. #1c35af
  3. #354bb8
  4. #4f62c1
  5. #6878ca
  6. #818fd3
  7. #9aa5db
  8. #b3bce4
  9. #cdd2ed
  10. #e6e9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#031ea6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #031ea6
  2. #1028a2
  3. #1c329e
  4. #293b9b
  5. #354597
  6. #424f93
  7. #4e598f
  8. #5b638b
  9. #676c88
  10. #747684
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #292e74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003eaa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002ea4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004a63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0034a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0028a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-031ea6 {
  color: #031ea6;
}
Background
.bg-031ea6 {
  background-color: #031ea6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-031ea6 {
  border: 2px solid #031ea6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #031ea6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 30 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 96% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-031ea6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #031ea6, #3a03a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-031ea6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 30 166 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.81 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.81 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.94 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.47 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.63 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.17 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.36 #fce159 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#031ea6  rgb(3, 30, 166)  hsl(230, 96%, 33%)  Zaffre
#a68b03  rgb(166, 139, 3)  hsl(50, 96%, 33%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a6031e  rgb(166, 3, 30)  hsl(350, 96%, 33%)  Carmine
#1ea603  rgb(30, 166, 3)  hsl(110, 96%, 33%)  Kelly Green