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#121EA5

#121ea5 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#121ea5 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 11.76% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.09% cyan, 81.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 235.1°, with 80.33% saturation and 35.88% 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 11.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.82.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0377

Complementary

  1. #121ea5
  2. #a59912

Split complementary

  1. #121ea5
  2. #a54f12
  3. #67a512

Analogous

  1. #1267a5
  2. #121ea5
  3. #4f12a5

Triadic

  1. #121ea5
  2. #a5121e
  3. #1ea512

Tetradic

  1. #121ea5
  2. #9912a5
  3. #a59912
  4. #1ea512

Square

  1. #121ea5
  2. #a51267
  3. #a59912
  4. #12a54f

Monochromatic

  1. #03051b
  2. #0a1160
  3. #121ea5
  4. #1d2ee6
  5. #626eee

Shades

#121ea5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #121ea5
  2. #101b95
  3. #0e1884
  4. #0d1574
  5. #0b1263
  6. #090f53
  7. #070c42
  8. #050932
  9. #040621
  10. #020311
  11. #000000

Tints

#121ea5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #121ea5
  2. #2a35ae
  3. #414bb7
  4. #5962c0
  5. #7178c9
  6. #898fd2
  7. #a0a5db
  8. #b8bce4
  9. #d0d2ed
  10. #e7e9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#121ea5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #121ea5
  2. #1d28a1
  3. #28329e
  4. #333b9a
  5. #3e4596
  6. #494f93
  7. #54598f
  8. #5f638b
  9. #6a6c87
  10. #757684
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2c2e74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ea9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002fa3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004962 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0034a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0029a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-121ea5 {
  color: #121ea5;
}
Background
.bg-121ea5 {
  background-color: #121ea5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-121ea5 {
  border: 2px solid #121ea5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #121ea5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 30 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 80% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-121ea5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #121ea5, #4f12a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-121ea5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 30 165 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.82 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.93 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.94 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.44 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.71 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.13 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.50 #ede15a Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#121ea5  rgb(18, 30, 165)  hsl(235, 80%, 36%)  Zaffre
#a59912  rgb(165, 153, 18)  hsl(55, 80%, 36%)  Brass
#a5121e  rgb(165, 18, 30)  hsl(355, 80%, 36%)  Brown
#1ea512  rgb(30, 165, 18)  hsl(115, 80%, 36%)  Islamic Green