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#160EAE

#160eae ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#160eae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.36% cyan, 91.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 243°, with 85.11% saturation and 36.86% 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 12.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.38.

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Relative luminance0.0354

Complementary

  1. #160eae
  2. #a6ae0e

Split complementary

  1. #160eae
  2. #ae660e
  3. #56ae0e

Analogous

  1. #0e56ae
  2. #160eae
  3. #660eae

Triadic

  1. #160eae
  2. #ae160e
  3. #0eae16

Tetradic

  1. #160eae
  2. #ae0ea6
  3. #a6ae0e
  4. #0eae16

Square

  1. #160eae
  2. #ae0e56
  3. #a6ae0e
  4. #0eae66

Monochromatic

  1. #040320
  2. #0d0867
  3. #160eae
  4. #261ced
  5. #6a63f2

Shades

#160eae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #160eae
  2. #140d9d
  3. #120b8b
  4. #0f0a7a
  5. #0d0868
  6. #0b0757
  7. #090646
  8. #070434
  9. #040323
  10. #020111
  11. #000000

Tints

#160eae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #160eae
  2. #2d26b6
  3. #453ebe
  4. #5c56c6
  5. #736ece
  6. #8b87d7
  7. #a29fdf
  8. #b9b7e7
  9. #d0cfef
  10. #e8e7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#160eae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #160eae
  2. #2119a9
  3. #2b25a5
  4. #3630a0
  5. #403c9c
  6. #4b4797
  7. #565292
  8. #605e8e
  9. #6b6989
  10. #757585
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2b2a79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003db2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002cac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004966 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0030b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0023ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003989 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-160eae {
  color: #160eae;
}
Background
.bg-160eae {
  background-color: #160eae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-160eae {
  border: 2px solid #160eae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #160eae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 14 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 85% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-160eae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #160eae, #660eae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-160eae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 14 174 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.38 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.64 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.28 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.39 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.49 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.98 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.52 #e9f151 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#160eae  rgb(22, 14, 174)  hsl(243, 85%, 37%)  Zaffre
#a6ae0e  rgb(166, 174, 14)  hsl(63, 85%, 37%)  Apple Green
#ae160e  rgb(174, 22, 14)  hsl(3, 85%, 37%)  Rufous
#0eae16  rgb(14, 174, 22)  hsl(123, 85%, 37%)  Kelly Green