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#100BAE

#100bae ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#100bae is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.27% red, 4.31% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.8% cyan, 93.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 241.84°, with 88.11% saturation and 36.27% 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 12.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.42.

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Web safe#000099
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Relative luminance0.0341

Complementary

  1. #100bae
  2. #a9ae0b

Split complementary

  1. #100bae
  2. #ae610b
  3. #57ae0b

Analogous

  1. #0b57ae
  2. #100bae
  3. #610bae

Triadic

  1. #100bae
  2. #ae100b
  3. #0bae10

Tetradic

  1. #100bae
  2. #ae0ba9
  3. #a9ae0b
  4. #0bae10

Square

  1. #100bae
  2. #ae0b57
  3. #a9ae0b
  4. #0bae61

Monochromatic

  1. #03021e
  2. #090666
  3. #100bae
  4. #1c15f0
  5. #625df5

Shades

#100bae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #100bae
  2. #0e0a9d
  3. #0d098b
  4. #0b087a
  5. #0a0768
  6. #080657
  7. #060446
  8. #050334
  9. #030223
  10. #020111
  11. #000000

Tints

#100bae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #100bae
  2. #2823b6
  3. #403cbe
  4. #5854c6
  5. #706dce
  6. #8885d7
  7. #9f9ddf
  8. #b7b6e7
  9. #cfceef
  10. #e7e7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#100bae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #100bae
  2. #1b17a9
  3. #2622a5
  4. #322ea0
  5. #3d3a9c
  6. #484697
  7. #535192
  8. #5e5d8e
  9. #6a6989
  10. #757485
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #292979 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003cb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002bac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004865 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002fb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0022ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003988 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-100bae {
  color: #100bae;
}
Background
.bg-100bae {
  background-color: #100bae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-100bae {
  border: 2px solid #100bae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #100bae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 16 11 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 88% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-100bae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #100bae, #610bae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-100bae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(16 11 174 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.42 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.70 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.16 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.26 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.54 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.77 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.56 #eff451 Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#100bae  rgb(16, 11, 174)  hsl(242, 88%, 36%)  Zaffre
#a9ae0b  rgb(169, 174, 11)  hsl(62, 88%, 36%)  Brass
#ae100b  rgb(174, 16, 11)  hsl(2, 88%, 36%)  Rufous
#0bae10  rgb(11, 174, 16)  hsl(122, 88%, 36%)  Kelly Green