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#050CA2

#050ca2 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#050ca2 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 4.71% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.91% cyan, 92.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 237.32°, with 94.01% saturation and 32.75% 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 13.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.41.

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Web safe#000099
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Relative luminance0.029

Complementary

  1. #050ca2
  2. #a29b05

Split complementary

  1. #050ca2
  2. #a24c05
  3. #5ba205

Analogous

  1. #055ba2
  2. #050ca2
  3. #4c05a2

Triadic

  1. #050ca2
  2. #a2050c
  3. #0ca205

Tetradic

  1. #050ca2
  2. #9b05a2
  3. #a29b05
  4. #0ca205

Square

  1. #050ca2
  2. #a2055b
  3. #a29b05
  4. #05a24c

Monochromatic

  1. #010114
  2. #030758
  3. #050ca2
  4. #0712ec
  5. #474ff9

Shades

#050ca2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #050ca2
  2. #050b92
  3. #040a82
  4. #040871
  5. #030761
  6. #030651
  7. #020541
  8. #020431
  9. #010220
  10. #010110
  11. #000000

Tints

#050ca2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #050ca2
  2. #1e24ab
  3. #373db5
  4. #5055be
  5. #696dc7
  6. #8286d1
  7. #9b9eda
  8. #b4b6e3
  9. #cdceec
  10. #e6e7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#050ca2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #050ca2
  2. #11189f
  3. #1e239b
  4. #2a2f98
  5. #363a94
  6. #434691
  7. #4f528e
  8. #5b5d8a
  9. #676987
  10. #747483
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #303030 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #242570 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0038a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0027a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00435e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002ca4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001fa1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00357f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-050ca2 {
  color: #050ca2;
}
Background
.bg-050ca2 {
  background-color: #050ca2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-050ca2 {
  border: 2px solid #050ca2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #050ca2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 12 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 94% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-050ca2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #050ca2, #4c05a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-050ca2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 12 162 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.41 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.49 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 3.69 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.81 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.17 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.35 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.44 #faf35d Inverted #303030 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#050ca2  rgb(5, 12, 162)  hsl(237, 94%, 33%)  Zaffre
#a29b05  rgb(162, 155, 5)  hsl(57, 94%, 33%)  Brass
#a2050c  rgb(162, 5, 12)  hsl(357, 94%, 33%)  Sangria
#0ca205  rgb(12, 162, 5)  hsl(117, 94%, 33%)  Islamic Green