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#1901AC

#1901ac ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1901ac is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 0.39% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.47% cyan, 99.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 248.42°, with 98.84% saturation and 33.92% 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 12.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.25.

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Relative luminance0.0321

Complementary

  1. #1901ac
  2. #94ac01

Split complementary

  1. #1901ac
  2. #ac6e01
  3. #3fac01

Analogous

  1. #013fac
  2. #1901ac
  3. #6e01ac

Triadic

  1. #1901ac
  2. #ac1901
  3. #01ac19

Tetradic

  1. #1901ac
  2. #ac0194
  3. #94ac01
  4. #01ac19

Square

  1. #1901ac
  2. #ac013f
  3. #94ac01
  4. #01ac6e

Monochromatic

  1. #030014
  2. #0e0160
  3. #1901ac
  4. #2401f8
  5. #6248fe

Shades

#1901ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1901ac
  2. #17019b
  3. #14018a
  4. #120178
  5. #0f0167
  6. #0d0156
  7. #0a0045
  8. #080034
  9. #050022
  10. #030011
  11. #000000

Tints

#1901ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1901ac
  2. #301ab4
  3. #4734bd
  4. #5e4dc5
  5. #7567cd
  6. #8c80d6
  7. #a399de
  8. #bab3e6
  9. #d1ccee
  10. #e8e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1901ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1901ac
  2. #230ea8
  3. #2e1aa3
  4. #38279f
  5. #42349a
  6. #4d4196
  7. #574d92
  8. #615a8d
  9. #6b6789
  10. #767384
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2a2677 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ab0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0029aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004663 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002cae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001fab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003687 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1901ac {
  color: #1901ac;
}
Background
.bg-1901ac {
  background-color: #1901ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1901ac {
  border: 2px solid #1901ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1901ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 1 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 99% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1901ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1901ac, #6e01ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1901ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 1 172 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.25 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.04 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.83 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.13 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.27 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.36 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.29 #e6fe53 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#1901ac  rgb(25, 1, 172)  hsl(248, 99%, 34%)  Zaffre
#94ac01  rgb(148, 172, 1)  hsl(68, 99%, 34%)  Apple Green
#ac1901  rgb(172, 25, 1)  hsl(8, 99%, 34%)  Rufous
#01ac19  rgb(1, 172, 25)  hsl(128, 99%, 34%)  Kelly Green