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#060CAA

#060caa ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#060caa is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.35% red, 4.71% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.47% cyan, 92.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 237.8°, with 93.18% saturation and 34.51% 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 12.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.06.

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Relative luminance0.032

Complementary

  1. #060caa
  2. #aaa406

Split complementary

  1. #060caa
  2. #aa5206
  3. #5eaa06

Analogous

  1. #065eaa
  2. #060caa
  3. #5206aa

Triadic

  1. #060caa
  2. #aa060c
  3. #0caa06

Tetradic

  1. #060caa
  2. #a406aa
  3. #aaa406
  4. #0caa06

Square

  1. #060caa
  2. #aa065e
  3. #aaa406
  4. #06aa52

Monochromatic

  1. #010216
  2. #030760
  3. #060caa
  4. #0911f4
  5. #5056f9

Shades

#060caa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #060caa
  2. #050b99
  3. #050a88
  4. #040877
  5. #040766
  6. #030655
  7. #020544
  8. #020433
  9. #010222
  10. #010111
  11. #000000

Tints

#060caa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #060caa
  2. #1f24b3
  3. #383dbb
  4. #5155c4
  5. #6a6dcc
  6. #8386d5
  7. #9b9edd
  8. #b4b6e6
  9. #cdceee
  10. #e6e7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#060caa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #060caa
  2. #1218a6
  3. #1e23a2
  4. #2b2f9d
  5. #373a99
  6. #434695
  7. #4f5291
  8. #5b5d8d
  9. #686988
  10. #747484
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #272776 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003aae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0029a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004763 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002eac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0020a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003885 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-060caa {
  color: #060caa;
}
Background
.bg-060caa {
  background-color: #060caa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-060caa {
  border: 2px solid #060caa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #060caa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 6 12 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 93% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-060caa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #060caa, #5206aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-060caa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(6 12 170 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.06 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.29 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.54 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.70 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.16 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.20 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.22 #f9f355 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#060caa  rgb(6, 12, 170)  hsl(238, 93%, 35%)  Zaffre
#aaa406  rgb(170, 164, 6)  hsl(58, 93%, 35%)  Brass
#aa060c  rgb(170, 6, 12)  hsl(358, 93%, 35%)  Rufous
#0caa06  rgb(12, 170, 6)  hsl(118, 93%, 35%)  Kelly Green