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#050FA9

#050fa9 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#050fa9 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 5.88% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.04% cyan, 91.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 236.34°, with 94.25% saturation and 34.12% 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 12.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 0.71.

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Relative luminance0.0324

Complementary

  1. #050fa9
  2. #a99f05

Split complementary

  1. #050fa9
  2. #a94d05
  3. #61a905

Analogous

  1. #0561a9
  2. #050fa9
  3. #4d05a9

Triadic

  1. #050fa9
  2. #a9050f
  3. #0fa905

Tetradic

  1. #050fa9
  2. #9f05a9
  3. #a99f05
  4. #0fa905

Square

  1. #050fa9
  2. #a90561
  3. #a99f05
  4. #05a94d

Monochromatic

  1. #010214
  2. #03085f
  3. #050fa9
  4. #0716f3
  5. #4d58fa

Shades

#050fa9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #050fa9
  2. #050e98
  3. #040c87
  4. #040b76
  5. #030965
  6. #030855
  7. #020644
  8. #020533
  9. #010322
  10. #010211
  11. #000000

Tints

#050fa9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #050fa9
  2. #1e27b2
  3. #373fba
  4. #5057c3
  5. #696fcb
  6. #8287d4
  7. #9b9fdd
  8. #b4b7e5
  9. #cdcfee
  10. #e6e7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#050fa9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #050fa9
  2. #111aa5
  3. #1e26a1
  4. #2a319d
  5. #363c99
  6. #434895
  7. #4f5390
  8. #5b5e8c
  9. #676988
  10. #747584
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #272875 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003bad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0029a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004763 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002fab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0021a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003885 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-050fa9 {
  color: #050fa9;
}
Background
.bg-050fa9 {
  background-color: #050fa9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-050fa9 {
  border: 2px solid #050fa9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #050fa9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 15 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 94% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-050fa9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #050fa9, #4d05a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-050fa9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 15 169 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 0.71 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.42 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.43 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.74 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.81 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.22 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.15 #faf056 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#050fa9  rgb(5, 15, 169)  hsl(236, 94%, 34%)  Zaffre
#a99f05  rgb(169, 159, 5)  hsl(56, 94%, 34%)  Brass
#a9050f  rgb(169, 5, 15)  hsl(356, 94%, 34%)  Cornell Red
#0fa905  rgb(15, 169, 5)  hsl(116, 94%, 34%)  Kelly Green