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#161FAC

#161fac ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#161fac is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 12.16% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.21% cyan, 81.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 236.4°, with 77.32% saturation and 38.04% 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 11.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.19.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0413

Complementary

  1. #161fac
  2. #aca316

Split complementary

  1. #161fac
  2. #ac5816
  3. #6aac16

Analogous

  1. #166aac
  2. #161fac
  3. #5816ac

Triadic

  1. #161fac
  2. #ac161f
  3. #1fac16

Tetradic

  1. #161fac
  2. #a316ac
  3. #aca316
  4. #1fac16

Square

  1. #161fac
  2. #ac166a
  3. #aca316
  4. #16ac58

Monochromatic

  1. #050724
  2. #0d1368
  3. #161fac
  4. #2b36e4
  5. #6e76ed

Shades

#161fac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161fac
  2. #141c9b
  3. #12198a
  4. #0f1678
  5. #0d1367
  6. #0b1056
  7. #090c45
  8. #070934
  9. #040622
  10. #020311
  11. #000000

Tints

#161fac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161fac
  2. #2d35b4
  3. #454cbd
  4. #5c62c5
  5. #7379cd
  6. #8b8fd6
  7. #a2a5de
  8. #b9bce6
  9. #d0d2ee
  10. #e8e9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161fac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161fac
  2. #2129a8
  3. #2b32a3
  4. #363c9f
  5. #40469a
  6. #4b5096
  7. #565992
  8. #60638d
  9. #6b6d89
  10. #757684
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f3179 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0031aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003f88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161fac {
  color: #161fac;
}
Background
.bg-161fac {
  background-color: #161fac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161fac {
  border: 2px solid #161fac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161fac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 31 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 77% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161fac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161fac, #5816ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161fac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 31 172 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.19 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.76 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.72 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.58 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.89 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.61 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.69 #e9e053 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#161fac  rgb(22, 31, 172)  hsl(236, 77%, 38%)  Zaffre
#aca316  rgb(172, 163, 22)  hsl(56, 77%, 38%)  Brass
#ac161f  rgb(172, 22, 31)  hsl(356, 77%, 38%)  Firebrick
#1fac16  rgb(31, 172, 22)  hsl(116, 77%, 38%)  Kelly Green