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#140EA1

#140ea1 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#140ea1 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 5.49% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.58% cyan, 91.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 242.45°, with 84% saturation and 34.31% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.38.

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Relative luminance0.0304

Complementary

  1. #140ea1
  2. #9ba10e

Split complementary

  1. #140ea1
  2. #a15d0e
  3. #51a10e

Analogous

  1. #0e51a1
  2. #140ea1
  3. #5d0ea1

Triadic

  1. #140ea1
  2. #a1140e
  3. #0ea114

Tetradic

  1. #140ea1
  2. #a10e9b
  3. #9ba10e
  4. #0ea114

Square

  1. #140ea1
  2. #a10e51
  3. #9ba10e
  4. #0ea15d

Monochromatic

  1. #030214
  2. #0b085b
  3. #140ea1
  4. #1d14e7
  5. #5e58f0

Shades

#140ea1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #140ea1
  2. #120d91
  3. #100b81
  4. #0e0a71
  5. #0c0861
  6. #0a0751
  7. #080640
  8. #060430
  9. #040320
  10. #020110
  11. #000000

Tints

#140ea1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #140ea1
  2. #2c26aa
  3. #433eb4
  4. #5b56bd
  5. #726ec7
  6. #8a87d0
  7. #a19fd9
  8. #b9b7e3
  9. #d0cfec
  10. #e8e7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#140ea1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #140ea1
  2. #1f199e
  3. #2a259a
  4. #343097
  5. #3f3c94
  6. #4a4791
  7. #55528d
  8. #605e8a
  9. #6a6987
  10. #757583
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #282770 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0038a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00299f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00435e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002ca3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0021a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00357e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-140ea1 {
  color: #140ea1;
}
Background
.bg-140ea1 {
  background-color: #140ea1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-140ea1 {
  border: 2px solid #140ea1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #140ea1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 14 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 84% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-140ea1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #140ea1, #5d0ea1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-140ea1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 14 161 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.38 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.56 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 3.87 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.69 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.31 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.34 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.13 #ebf15e Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#140ea1  rgb(20, 14, 161)  hsl(242, 84%, 34%)  Zaffre
#9ba10e  rgb(155, 161, 14)  hsl(62, 84%, 34%)  Brass
#a1140e  rgb(161, 20, 14)  hsl(2, 84%, 34%)  Rufous
#0ea114  rgb(14, 161, 20)  hsl(122, 84%, 34%)  Islamic Green