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#140FA3

#140fa3 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#140fa3 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 5.88% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.73% cyan, 90.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 242.03°, with 83.15% saturation and 34.9% 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 12.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.13.

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Relative luminance0.0313

Complementary

  1. #140fa3
  2. #9ea30f

Split complementary

  1. #140fa3
  2. #a35e0f
  3. #54a30f

Analogous

  1. #0f54a3
  2. #140fa3
  3. #5e0fa3

Triadic

  1. #140fa3
  2. #a3140f
  3. #0fa314

Tetradic

  1. #140fa3
  2. #a30f9e
  3. #9ea30f
  4. #0fa314

Square

  1. #140fa3
  2. #a30f54
  3. #9ea30f
  4. #0fa35e

Monochromatic

  1. #030217
  2. #0b095d
  3. #140fa3
  4. #1d15e9
  5. #605bf0

Shades

#140fa3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #140fa3
  2. #120e93
  3. #100c82
  4. #0e0b72
  5. #0c0962
  6. #0a0852
  7. #080641
  8. #060531
  9. #040321
  10. #020210
  11. #000000

Tints

#140fa3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #140fa3
  2. #2c27ac
  3. #433fb5
  4. #5b57bf
  5. #726fc8
  6. #8a87d1
  7. #a19fda
  8. #b9b7e3
  9. #d0cfed
  10. #e8e7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#140fa3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #140fa3
  2. #1f1aa0
  3. #2a269c
  4. #343199
  5. #3f3c95
  6. #4a4892
  7. #55538e
  8. #605e8b
  9. #6a6987
  10. #757584
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #282771 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0039a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0029a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00445f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002da5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0021a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003680 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-140fa3 {
  color: #140fa3;
}
Background
.bg-140fa3 {
  background-color: #140fa3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-140fa3 {
  border: 2px solid #140fa3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #140fa3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 15 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 83% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-140fa3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #140fa3, #5e0fa3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-140fa3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 15 163 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.13 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.83 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.18 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.66 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.07 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.62 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.35 #ebf05c Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#140fa3  rgb(20, 15, 163)  hsl(242, 83%, 35%)  Zaffre
#9ea30f  rgb(158, 163, 15)  hsl(62, 83%, 35%)  Brass
#a3140f  rgb(163, 20, 15)  hsl(2, 83%, 35%)  Rufous
#0fa314  rgb(15, 163, 20)  hsl(122, 83%, 35%)  Islamic Green