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#070BB3

#070bb3 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#070bb3 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.75% red, 4.31% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.09% cyan, 93.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 238.6°, with 92.47% saturation and 36.47% 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 12.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.71.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0354

Complementary

  1. #070bb3
  2. #b3af07

Split complementary

  1. #070bb3
  2. #b35907
  3. #61b307

Analogous

  1. #0761b3
  2. #070bb3
  3. #5907b3

Triadic

  1. #070bb3
  2. #b3070b
  3. #0bb307

Tetradic

  1. #070bb3
  2. #af07b3
  3. #b3af07
  4. #0bb307

Square

  1. #070bb3
  2. #b30761
  3. #b3af07
  4. #07b359

Monochromatic

  1. #010220
  2. #040669
  3. #070bb3
  4. #1116f6
  5. #5a5ef9

Shades

#070bb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #070bb3
  2. #060aa1
  3. #06098f
  4. #05087d
  5. #04076b
  6. #04065a
  7. #030448
  8. #020336
  9. #010224
  10. #010112
  11. #000000

Tints

#070bb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #070bb3
  2. #2023bb
  3. #393cc2
  4. #5154ca
  5. #6a6dd1
  6. #8385d9
  7. #9c9de1
  8. #b5b6e8
  9. #cdcef0
  10. #e6e7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#070bb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #070bb3
  2. #1317ae
  3. #1f22a9
  4. #2b2ea4
  5. #373a9f
  6. #44469a
  7. #505194
  8. #5c5d8f
  9. #68698a
  10. #747485
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #29297c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003eb7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002bb0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004b68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0030b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0022b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003b8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-070bb3 {
  color: #070bb3;
}
Background
.bg-070bb3 {
  background-color: #070bb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-070bb3 {
  border: 2px solid #070bb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #070bb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 11 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 92% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-070bb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #070bb3, #5907b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-070bb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 11 179 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.71 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.13 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.70 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.79 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.81 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.33 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.15 #f8f44c Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#070bb3  rgb(7, 11, 179)  hsl(239, 92%, 36%)  Zaffre
#b3af07  rgb(179, 175, 7)  hsl(59, 92%, 36%)  Brass
#b3070b  rgb(179, 7, 11)  hsl(359, 92%, 36%)  Cornell Red
#0bb307  rgb(11, 179, 7)  hsl(119, 92%, 36%)  Kelly Green