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#161EA4

#161ea4 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#161ea4 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 11.76% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.59% cyan, 81.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 236.62°, with 76.34% saturation and 36.47% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.87.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0378

Complementary

  1. #161ea4
  2. #a49c16

Split complementary

  1. #161ea4
  2. #a45516
  3. #65a416

Analogous

  1. #1665a4
  2. #161ea4
  3. #5516a4

Triadic

  1. #161ea4
  2. #a4161e
  3. #1ea416

Tetradic

  1. #161ea4
  2. #9c16a4
  3. #a49c16
  4. #1ea416

Square

  1. #161ea4
  2. #a41665
  3. #a49c16
  4. #16a455

Monochromatic

  1. #04051d
  2. #0d1261
  3. #161ea4
  4. #252fe2
  5. #6870eb

Shades

#161ea4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161ea4
  2. #141b94
  3. #121883
  4. #0f1573
  5. #0d1262
  6. #0b0f52
  7. #090c42
  8. #070931
  9. #040621
  10. #020310
  11. #000000

Tints

#161ea4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161ea4
  2. #2d35ad
  3. #454bb6
  4. #5c62bf
  5. #7378c8
  6. #8b8fd2
  7. #a2a5db
  8. #b9bce4
  9. #d0d2ed
  10. #e8e9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161ea4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161ea4
  2. #2128a0
  3. #2b329d
  4. #363b99
  5. #404596
  6. #4b4f92
  7. #56598e
  8. #60638b
  9. #6b6c87
  10. #757684
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d2e73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ea8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002fa2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004962 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0034a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0029a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161ea4 {
  color: #161ea4;
}
Background
.bg-161ea4 {
  background-color: #161ea4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161ea4 {
  border: 2px solid #161ea4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161ea4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 30 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 76% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161ea4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161ea4, #5516a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161ea4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 30 164 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.87 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.93 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.88 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.52 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.76 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.08 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.54 #e9e15b Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#161ea4  rgb(22, 30, 164)  hsl(237, 76%, 36%)  Zaffre
#a49c16  rgb(164, 156, 22)  hsl(57, 76%, 36%)  Brass
#a4161e  rgb(164, 22, 30)  hsl(357, 76%, 36%)  Brown
#1ea416  rgb(30, 164, 22)  hsl(117, 76%, 36%)  Islamic Green