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#050DAE

#050dae ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#050dae is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 5.1% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.13% cyan, 92.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 237.16°, with 94.41% saturation and 35.1% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.15.

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Web safe#000099
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Relative luminance0.0338

Complementary

  1. #050dae
  2. #aea605

Split complementary

  1. #050dae
  2. #ae5205
  3. #62ae05

Analogous

  1. #0562ae
  2. #050dae
  3. #5205ae

Triadic

  1. #050dae
  2. #ae050d
  3. #0dae05

Tetradic

  1. #050dae
  2. #a605ae
  3. #aea605
  4. #0dae05

Square

  1. #050dae
  2. #ae0562
  3. #aea605
  4. #05ae52

Monochromatic

  1. #010219
  2. #030764
  3. #050dae
  4. #0813f8
  5. #525afa

Shades

#050dae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #050dae
  2. #050c9d
  3. #040a8b
  4. #04097a
  5. #030868
  6. #030757
  7. #020546
  8. #020434
  9. #010323
  10. #010111
  11. #000000

Tints

#050dae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #050dae
  2. #1e25b6
  3. #373dbe
  4. #5056c6
  5. #696ece
  6. #8286d7
  7. #9b9edf
  8. #b4b6e7
  9. #cdcfef
  10. #e6e7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#050dae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #050dae
  2. #1119a9
  3. #1e24a5
  4. #2a30a0
  5. #363b9c
  6. #434797
  7. #4f5292
  8. #5b5e8e
  9. #676989
  10. #747585
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #282979 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003cb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002aac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004965 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002fb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0021ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003988 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-050dae {
  color: #050dae;
}
Background
.bg-050dae {
  background-color: #050dae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-050dae {
  border: 2px solid #050dae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #050dae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 13 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-050dae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #050dae, #5205ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-050dae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 13 174 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.15 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.78 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.06 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.24 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.30 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.75 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.65 #faf251 Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#050dae  rgb(5, 13, 174)  hsl(237, 94%, 35%)  Zaffre
#aea605  rgb(174, 166, 5)  hsl(57, 94%, 35%)  Brass
#ae050d  rgb(174, 5, 13)  hsl(357, 94%, 35%)  Cornell Red
#0dae05  rgb(13, 174, 5)  hsl(117, 94%, 35%)  Kelly Green