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#040FAC

#040fac ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#040fac is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 5.88% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.67% cyan, 91.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 236.07°, with 95.45% saturation and 34.51% 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 12.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 0.83.

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Web safe#000099
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Relative luminance0.0335

Complementary

  1. #040fac
  2. #aca104

Split complementary

  1. #040fac
  2. #ac4d04
  3. #63ac04

Analogous

  1. #0463ac
  2. #040fac
  3. #4d04ac

Triadic

  1. #040fac
  2. #ac040f
  3. #0fac04

Tetradic

  1. #040fac
  2. #a104ac
  3. #aca104
  4. #0fac04

Square

  1. #040fac
  2. #ac0463
  3. #aca104
  4. #04ac4d

Monochromatic

  1. #010216
  2. #020861
  3. #040fac
  4. #0616f7
  5. #4e59fb

Shades

#040fac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040fac
  2. #040e9b
  3. #030c8a
  4. #030b78
  5. #020967
  6. #020856
  7. #020645
  8. #010534
  9. #010322
  10. #000211
  11. #000000

Tints

#040fac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040fac
  2. #1d27b4
  3. #363fbd
  4. #4f57c5
  5. #686fcd
  6. #8287d6
  7. #9b9fde
  8. #b4b7e6
  9. #cdcfee
  10. #e6e7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040fac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040fac
  2. #101aa8
  3. #1d26a3
  4. #29319f
  5. #363c9a
  6. #424896
  7. #4e5392
  8. #5b5e8d
  9. #676989
  10. #747584
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #272977 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003cb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002aaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004864 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002fae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0022ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003987 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040fac {
  color: #040fac;
}
Background
.bg-040fac {
  background-color: #040fac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040fac {
  border: 2px solid #040fac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040fac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 15 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 95% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040fac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040fac, #4d04ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040fac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 15 172 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 0.83 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.05 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.81 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.99 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.10 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.59 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.47 #fbf053 Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#040fac  rgb(4, 15, 172)  hsl(236, 95%, 35%)  Zaffre
#aca104  rgb(172, 161, 4)  hsl(56, 95%, 35%)  Brass
#ac040f  rgb(172, 4, 15)  hsl(356, 95%, 35%)  Cornell Red
#0fac04  rgb(15, 172, 4)  hsl(116, 95%, 35%)  Kelly Green