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#111EAA

#111eaa ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#111eaa is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 11.76% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90% cyan, 82.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 234.9°, with 81.82% saturation and 36.67% 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 11.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.86.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0395

Complementary

  1. #111eaa
  2. #aa9d11

Split complementary

  1. #111eaa
  2. #aa5111
  3. #6baa11

Analogous

  1. #116baa
  2. #111eaa
  3. #5111aa

Triadic

  1. #111eaa
  2. #aa111e
  3. #1eaa11

Tetradic

  1. #111eaa
  2. #9d11aa
  3. #aa9d11
  4. #1eaa11

Square

  1. #111eaa
  2. #aa116b
  3. #aa9d11
  4. #11aa51

Monochromatic

  1. #03051f
  2. #0a1264
  3. #111eaa
  4. #1f30e9
  5. #6470f0

Shades

#111eaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #111eaa
  2. #0f1b99
  3. #0e1888
  4. #0c1577
  5. #0a1266
  6. #090f55
  7. #070c44
  8. #050933
  9. #030622
  10. #020311
  11. #000000

Tints

#111eaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #111eaa
  2. #2935b3
  3. #414bbb
  4. #5862c4
  5. #7078cc
  6. #888fd5
  7. #a0a5dd
  8. #b8bce6
  9. #cfd2ee
  10. #e7e9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#111eaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #111eaa
  2. #1c28a6
  3. #2732a2
  4. #323b9d
  5. #3d4599
  6. #494f95
  7. #545991
  8. #5f638d
  9. #6a6c88
  10. #757684
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d2f77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0030a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004b65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002aa9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003e86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-111eaa {
  color: #111eaa;
}
Background
.bg-111eaa {
  background-color: #111eaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-111eaa {
  border: 2px solid #111eaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #111eaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 30 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 82% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-111eaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #111eaa, #5111aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-111eaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 30 170 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.86 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.48 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.88 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.49 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.70 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.55 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.68 #eee155 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#111eaa  rgb(17, 30, 170)  hsl(235, 82%, 37%)  Zaffre
#aa9d11  rgb(170, 157, 17)  hsl(55, 82%, 37%)  Brass
#aa111e  rgb(170, 17, 30)  hsl(355, 82%, 37%)  Firebrick
#1eaa11  rgb(30, 170, 17)  hsl(115, 82%, 37%)  Kelly Green