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#040CA1

#040ca1 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#040ca1 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 4.71% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.52% cyan, 92.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 236.94°, with 95.15% saturation and 32.35% 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 13.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.51.

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Web safe#000099
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Relative luminance0.0286

Complementary

  1. #040ca1
  2. #a19904

Split complementary

  1. #040ca1
  2. #a14a04
  3. #5aa104

Analogous

  1. #045aa1
  2. #040ca1
  3. #4a04a1

Triadic

  1. #040ca1
  2. #a1040c
  3. #0ca104

Tetradic

  1. #040ca1
  2. #9904a1
  3. #a19904
  4. #0ca104

Square

  1. #040ca1
  2. #a1045a
  3. #a19904
  4. #04a14a

Monochromatic

  1. #000114
  2. #020656
  3. #040ca1
  4. #0612ec
  5. #444dfa

Shades

#040ca1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040ca1
  2. #040b91
  3. #030a81
  4. #030871
  5. #020761
  6. #020651
  7. #020540
  8. #010430
  9. #010220
  10. #000110
  11. #000000

Tints

#040ca1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040ca1
  2. #1d24aa
  3. #363db4
  4. #4f55bd
  5. #686dc7
  6. #8286d0
  7. #9b9ed9
  8. #b4b6e3
  9. #cdceec
  10. #e6e7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040ca1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040ca1
  2. #10189e
  3. #1d239a
  4. #292f97
  5. #363a94
  6. #424691
  7. #4e528d
  8. #5b5d8a
  9. #676987
  10. #747483
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2f2f2f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #24256f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0037a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00269f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00435e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002ba3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001ea0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00357e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040ca1 {
  color: #040ca1;
}
Background
.bg-040ca1 {
  background-color: #040ca1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040ca1 {
  border: 2px solid #040ca1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040ca1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 12 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 95% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040ca1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040ca1, #4a04a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040ca1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 12 161 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.51 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.35 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 3.56 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.78 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.03 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.49 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.36 #fbf35e Inverted #2f2f2f Grayscale 

Zaffre
#040ca1  rgb(4, 12, 161)  hsl(237, 95%, 32%)  Zaffre
#a19904  rgb(161, 153, 4)  hsl(57, 95%, 32%)  Brass
#a1040c  rgb(161, 4, 12)  hsl(357, 95%, 32%)  Sangria
#0ca104  rgb(12, 161, 4)  hsl(117, 95%, 32%)  Islamic Green