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#0500AA

#0500aa ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0500aa is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 0% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.06% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 241.76°, with 100% saturation and 33.33% 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 13.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.2.

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Web safe#000099
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Relative luminance0.0293

Complementary

  1. #0500aa
  2. #a5aa00

Split complementary

  1. #0500aa
  2. #aa5a00
  3. #50aa00

Analogous

  1. #0050aa
  2. #0500aa
  3. #5a00aa

Triadic

  1. #0500aa
  2. #aa0500
  3. #00aa05

Tetradic

  1. #0500aa
  2. #aa00a5
  3. #a5aa00
  4. #00aa05

Square

  1. #0500aa
  2. #aa0050
  3. #a5aa00
  4. #00aa5a

Monochromatic

  1. #010014
  2. #03005d
  3. #0500aa
  4. #0700f6
  5. #4944ff

Shades

#0500aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0500aa
  2. #050099
  3. #040088
  4. #040077
  5. #030066
  6. #030055
  7. #020044
  8. #020033
  9. #010022
  10. #010011
  11. #000000

Tints

#0500aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0500aa
  2. #1e1ab3
  3. #3733bb
  4. #504dc4
  5. #6966cc
  6. #8280d5
  7. #9b99dd
  8. #b4b3e6
  9. #cdccee
  10. #e6e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0500aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0500aa
  2. #110da6
  3. #1e1aa2
  4. #2a269d
  5. #363399
  6. #434095
  7. #4f4d91
  8. #5b5a8d
  9. #676688
  10. #747384
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #303030 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #252475 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0038ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0026a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004562 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002bac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001ca9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003585 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0500aa {
  color: #0500aa;
}
Background
.bg-0500aa {
  background-color: #0500aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0500aa {
  border: 2px solid #0500aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0500aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 0 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0500aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0500aa, #5a00aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0500aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 0 170 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.20 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.26 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.51 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.64 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.81 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.15 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.29 #faff55 Inverted #303030 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#0500aa  rgb(5, 0, 170)  hsl(242, 100%, 33%)  Zaffre
#a5aa00  rgb(165, 170, 0)  hsl(62, 100%, 33%)  Brass
#aa0500  rgb(170, 5, 0)  hsl(2, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
#00aa05  rgb(0, 170, 5)  hsl(122, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green