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#050CA6

#050ca6 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#050ca6 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 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.99% cyan, 92.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 237.39°, with 94.15% saturation and 33.53% 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 13.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.13.

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Relative luminance0.0305

Complementary

  1. #050ca6
  2. #a69f05

Split complementary

  1. #050ca6
  2. #a64e05
  3. #5da605

Analogous

  1. #055da6
  2. #050ca6
  3. #4e05a6

Triadic

  1. #050ca6
  2. #a6050c
  3. #0ca605

Tetradic

  1. #050ca6
  2. #9f05a6
  3. #a69f05
  4. #0ca605

Square

  1. #050ca6
  2. #a6055d
  3. #a69f05
  4. #05a64e

Monochromatic

  1. #010114
  2. #03075c
  3. #050ca6
  4. #0711f0
  5. #4a52fa

Shades

#050ca6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #050ca6
  2. #050b95
  3. #040a85
  4. #040874
  5. #030764
  6. #030653
  7. #020542
  8. #020432
  9. #010221
  10. #010111
  11. #000000

Tints

#050ca6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #050ca6
  2. #1e24af
  3. #373db8
  4. #5055c1
  5. #696dca
  6. #8286d3
  7. #9b9edb
  8. #b4b6e4
  9. #cdceed
  10. #e6e7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#050ca6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #050ca6
  2. #1118a2
  3. #1e239e
  4. #2a2f9b
  5. #363a97
  6. #434693
  7. #4f528f
  8. #5b5d8b
  9. #676988
  10. #747484
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #252673 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0039aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0028a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004561 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002da8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001fa5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003682 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-050ca6 {
  color: #050ca6;
}
Background
.bg-050ca6 {
  background-color: #050ca6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-050ca6 {
  border: 2px solid #050ca6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #050ca6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 12 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 94% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-050ca6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #050ca6, #4e05a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-050ca6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 12 166 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.13 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.01 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.19 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.82 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.96 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.68 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.83 #faf359 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#050ca6  rgb(5, 12, 166)  hsl(237, 94%, 34%)  Zaffre
#a69f05  rgb(166, 159, 5)  hsl(57, 94%, 34%)  Brass
#a6050c  rgb(166, 5, 12)  hsl(357, 94%, 34%)  Rufous
#0ca605  rgb(12, 166, 5)  hsl(117, 94%, 34%)  Kelly Green