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#160EA4

#160ea4 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#160ea4 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 5.49% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.59% cyan, 91.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 243.2°, with 84.27% 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 12.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.21.

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Relative luminance0.0316

Complementary

  1. #160ea4
  2. #9ca40e

Split complementary

  1. #160ea4
  2. #a4610e
  3. #51a40e

Analogous

  1. #0e51a4
  2. #160ea4
  3. #610ea4

Triadic

  1. #160ea4
  2. #a4160e
  3. #0ea416

Tetradic

  1. #160ea4
  2. #a40e9c
  3. #9ca40e
  4. #0ea416

Square

  1. #160ea4
  2. #a40e51
  3. #9ca40e
  4. #0ea461

Monochromatic

  1. #030217
  2. #0d085e
  3. #160ea4
  4. #1f14ea
  5. #625af1

Shades

#160ea4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #160ea4
  2. #140d94
  3. #120b83
  4. #0f0a73
  5. #0d0862
  6. #0b0752
  7. #090642
  8. #070431
  9. #040321
  10. #020110
  11. #000000

Tints

#160ea4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #160ea4
  2. #2d26ad
  3. #453eb6
  4. #5c56bf
  5. #736ec8
  6. #8b87d2
  7. #a29fdb
  8. #b9b7e4
  9. #d0cfed
  10. #e8e7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#160ea4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #160ea4
  2. #2119a0
  3. #2b259d
  4. #363099
  5. #403c96
  6. #4b4792
  7. #56528e
  8. #605e8b
  9. #6b6987
  10. #757584
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #292772 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0039a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002aa2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004460 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002da6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0021a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003681 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-160ea4 {
  color: #160ea4;
}
Background
.bg-160ea4 {
  background-color: #160ea4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-160ea4 {
  border: 2px solid #160ea4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #160ea4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 14 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 84% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-160ea4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #160ea4, #610ea4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-160ea4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 14 164 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.21 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.00 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.26 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.84 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.93 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.72 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.42 #e9f15b Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#160ea4  rgb(22, 14, 164)  hsl(243, 84%, 35%)  Zaffre
#9ca40e  rgb(156, 164, 14)  hsl(63, 84%, 35%)  Brass
#a4160e  rgb(164, 22, 14)  hsl(3, 84%, 35%)  Rufous
#0ea416  rgb(14, 164, 22)  hsl(123, 84%, 35%)  Islamic Green