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#161EA8

#161ea8 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#161ea8 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 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.9% cyan, 82.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 236.71°, with 76.84% saturation and 37.25% 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 11.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.86.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0393

Complementary

  1. #161ea8
  2. #a8a016

Split complementary

  1. #161ea8
  2. #a85716
  3. #67a816

Analogous

  1. #1667a8
  2. #161ea8
  3. #5716a8

Triadic

  1. #161ea8
  2. #a8161e
  3. #1ea816

Tetradic

  1. #161ea8
  2. #a016a8
  3. #a8a016
  4. #1ea816

Square

  1. #161ea8
  2. #a81667
  3. #a8a016
  4. #16a857

Monochromatic

  1. #040621
  2. #0d1264
  3. #161ea8
  4. #2832e3
  5. #6b72ec

Shades

#161ea8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161ea8
  2. #141b97
  3. #121886
  4. #0f1576
  5. #0d1265
  6. #0b0f54
  7. #090c43
  8. #070932
  9. #040622
  10. #020311
  11. #000000

Tints

#161ea8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161ea8
  2. #2d35b1
  3. #454bb9
  4. #5c62c2
  5. #7378cb
  6. #8b8fd4
  7. #a2a5dc
  8. #b9bce5
  9. #d0d2ee
  10. #e8e9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161ea8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161ea8
  2. #2128a4
  3. #2b32a0
  4. #363b9c
  5. #404598
  6. #4b4f94
  7. #565990
  8. #60638c
  9. #6b6c88
  10. #757684
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d2f76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003fac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0030a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004a64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002aa7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161ea8 {
  color: #161ea8;
}
Background
.bg-161ea8 {
  background-color: #161ea8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161ea8 {
  border: 2px solid #161ea8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161ea8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 30 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 77% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161ea8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161ea8, #5716a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161ea8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 30 168 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.86 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.37 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.05 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.33 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.74 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.41 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.69 #e9e157 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#161ea8  rgb(22, 30, 168)  hsl(237, 77%, 37%)  Zaffre
#a8a016  rgb(168, 160, 22)  hsl(57, 77%, 37%)  Brass
#a8161e  rgb(168, 22, 30)  hsl(357, 77%, 37%)  Brown
#1ea816  rgb(30, 168, 22)  hsl(117, 77%, 37%)  Kelly Green