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#100AAA

#100aaa ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#100aaa is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.27% red, 3.92% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.59% cyan, 94.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 242.25°, with 88.89% saturation and 35.29% 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 12.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.34.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000099
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Relative luminance0.0323

Complementary

  1. #100aaa
  2. #a4aa0a

Split complementary

  1. #100aaa
  2. #aa600a
  3. #54aa0a

Analogous

  1. #0a54aa
  2. #100aaa
  3. #600aaa

Triadic

  1. #100aaa
  2. #aa100a
  3. #0aaa10

Tetradic

  1. #100aaa
  2. #aa0aa4
  3. #a4aa0a
  4. #0aaa10

Square

  1. #100aaa
  2. #aa0a54
  3. #a4aa0a
  4. #0aaa60

Monochromatic

  1. #020119
  2. #090662
  3. #100aaa
  4. #1810f1
  5. #5e58f5

Shades

#100aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #100aaa
  2. #0e0999
  3. #0d0888
  4. #0b0777
  5. #0a0666
  6. #080555
  7. #060444
  8. #050333
  9. #030222
  10. #020111
  11. #000000

Tints

#100aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #100aaa
  2. #2823b3
  3. #403bbb
  4. #5854c4
  5. #706ccc
  6. #8885d5
  7. #9f9ddd
  8. #b7b6e6
  9. #cfceee
  10. #e7e7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#100aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #100aaa
  2. #1b16a6
  3. #2622a2
  4. #322d9d
  5. #3d3999
  6. #484595
  7. #535191
  8. #5e5d8d
  9. #6a6888
  10. #757484
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #282776 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003aae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0029a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004663 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002eac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0020a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003785 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-100aaa {
  color: #100aaa;
}
Background
.bg-100aaa {
  background-color: #100aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-100aaa {
  border: 2px solid #100aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #100aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 16 10 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 89% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-100aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #100aaa, #600aaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-100aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(16 10 170 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.34 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.22 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.65 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.71 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.40 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.22 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.13 #eff555 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#100aaa  rgb(16, 10, 170)  hsl(242, 89%, 35%)  Zaffre
#a4aa0a  rgb(164, 170, 10)  hsl(62, 89%, 35%)  Brass
#aa100a  rgb(170, 16, 10)  hsl(2, 89%, 35%)  Rufous
#0aaa10  rgb(10, 170, 16)  hsl(122, 89%, 35%)  Kelly Green