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#0601AC

#0601ac ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0601ac is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.35% red, 0.39% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.51% cyan, 99.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 241.75°, with 98.84% saturation and 33.92% 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 13.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.09.

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Relative luminance0.0304

Complementary

  1. #0601ac
  2. #a7ac01

Split complementary

  1. #0601ac
  2. #ac5b01
  3. #52ac01

Analogous

  1. #0152ac
  2. #0601ac
  3. #5b01ac

Triadic

  1. #0601ac
  2. #ac0601
  3. #01ac06

Tetradic

  1. #0601ac
  2. #ac01a7
  3. #a7ac01
  4. #01ac06

Square

  1. #0601ac
  2. #ac0152
  3. #a7ac01
  4. #01ac5b

Monochromatic

  1. #010014
  2. #030160
  3. #0601ac
  4. #0901f8
  5. #4d48fe

Shades

#0601ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0601ac
  2. #05019b
  3. #05018a
  4. #040178
  5. #040167
  6. #030156
  7. #020045
  8. #020034
  9. #010022
  10. #010011
  11. #000000

Tints

#0601ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0601ac
  2. #1f1ab4
  3. #3834bd
  4. #514dc5
  5. #6a67cd
  6. #8380d6
  7. #9b99de
  8. #b4b3e6
  9. #cdccee
  10. #e6e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0601ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0601ac
  2. #120ea8
  3. #1e1aa3
  4. #2b279f
  5. #37349a
  6. #434196
  7. #4f4d92
  8. #5b5a8d
  9. #686789
  10. #747384
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #262577 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0039b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0027aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004663 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002cae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001dab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003687 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0601ac {
  color: #0601ac;
}
Background
.bg-0601ac {
  background-color: #0601ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0601ac {
  border: 2px solid #0601ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0601ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 6 1 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 99% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0601ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0601ac, #5b01ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0601ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(6 1 172 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.09 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.21 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.56 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.87 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.11 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.13 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.46 #f9fe53 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#0601ac  rgb(6, 1, 172)  hsl(242, 99%, 34%)  Zaffre
#a7ac01  rgb(167, 172, 1)  hsl(62, 99%, 34%)  Brass
#ac0601  rgb(172, 6, 1)  hsl(2, 99%, 34%)  Rufous
#01ac06  rgb(1, 172, 6)  hsl(122, 99%, 34%)  Kelly Green