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#031EA9

#031ea9 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#031ea9 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 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.22% cyan, 82.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 230.24°, with 96.51% saturation and 33.73% 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 11.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.81.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0381

Complementary

  1. #031ea9
  2. #a98e03

Split complementary

  1. #031ea9
  2. #a93b03
  3. #71a903

Analogous

  1. #0371a9
  2. #031ea9
  3. #3b03a9

Triadic

  1. #031ea9
  2. #a9031e
  3. #1ea903

Tetradic

  1. #031ea9
  2. #8e03a9
  3. #a98e03
  4. #1ea903

Square

  1. #031ea9
  2. #a90371
  3. #a98e03
  4. #03a93b

Monochromatic

  1. #000414
  2. #02115e
  3. #031ea9
  4. #042bf4
  5. #4966fc

Shades

#031ea9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #031ea9
  2. #031b98
  3. #021887
  4. #021576
  5. #021265
  6. #020f55
  7. #010c44
  8. #010933
  9. #010622
  10. #000311
  11. #000000

Tints

#031ea9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #031ea9
  2. #1c35b2
  3. #354bba
  4. #4f62c3
  5. #6878cb
  6. #818fd4
  7. #9aa5dd
  8. #b3bce5
  9. #cdd2ee
  10. #e6e9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#031ea9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #031ea9
  2. #1028a5
  3. #1c32a1
  4. #293b9d
  5. #354599
  6. #424f95
  7. #4e5990
  8. #5b638c
  9. #676c88
  10. #747684
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2a2f76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003fad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002ea7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004b65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0029a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003e85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-031ea9 {
  color: #031ea9;
}
Background
.bg-031ea9 {
  background-color: #031ea9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-031ea9 {
  border: 2px solid #031ea9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #031ea9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 30 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 97% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-031ea9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #031ea9, #3b03a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-031ea9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 30 169 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.81 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.16 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.12 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.28 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.63 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.41 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.48 #fce156 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#031ea9  rgb(3, 30, 169)  hsl(230, 97%, 34%)  Zaffre
#a98e03  rgb(169, 142, 3)  hsl(50, 97%, 34%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a9031e  rgb(169, 3, 30)  hsl(350, 97%, 34%)  Brown
#1ea903  rgb(30, 169, 3)  hsl(110, 97%, 34%)  Kelly Green