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#1908AA

#1908aa ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1908aa is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 3.14% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.29% cyan, 95.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 246.3°, with 91.01% saturation and 34.9% 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 12.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.68.

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Relative luminance0.0328

Complementary

  1. #1908aa
  2. #99aa08

Split complementary

  1. #1908aa
  2. #aa6a08
  3. #48aa08

Analogous

  1. #0848aa
  2. #1908aa
  3. #6a08aa

Triadic

  1. #1908aa
  2. #aa1908
  3. #08aa19

Tetradic

  1. #1908aa
  2. #aa0899
  3. #99aa08
  4. #08aa19

Square

  1. #1908aa
  2. #aa0848
  3. #99aa08
  4. #08aa6a

Monochromatic

  1. #040118
  2. #0e0561
  3. #1908aa
  4. #240bf3
  5. #6554f7

Shades

#1908aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1908aa
  2. #170799
  3. #140688
  4. #120677
  5. #0f0566
  6. #0d0455
  7. #0a0344
  8. #080233
  9. #050222
  10. #030111
  11. #000000

Tints

#1908aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1908aa
  2. #3021b3
  3. #4739bb
  4. #5e52c4
  5. #756bcc
  6. #8c84d5
  7. #a39cdd
  8. #bab5e6
  9. #d1ceee
  10. #e8e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1908aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1908aa
  2. #2314a6
  3. #2e20a2
  4. #382c9d
  5. #423899
  6. #4d4495
  7. #575091
  8. #615c8d
  9. #6b6888
  10. #767484
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2a2776 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003aae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002aa8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004663 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002dac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0021a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003685 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1908aa {
  color: #1908aa;
}
Background
.bg-1908aa {
  background-color: #1908aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1908aa {
  border: 2px solid #1908aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1908aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 8 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1908aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1908aa, #6a08aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1908aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 8 170 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.68 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.16 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.79 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.82 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.66 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.30 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.03 #e6f755 Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#1908aa  rgb(25, 8, 170)  hsl(246, 91%, 35%)  Zaffre
#99aa08  rgb(153, 170, 8)  hsl(66, 91%, 35%)  Apple Green
#aa1908  rgb(170, 25, 8)  hsl(6, 91%, 35%)  Rufous
#08aa19  rgb(8, 170, 25)  hsl(126, 91%, 35%)  Kelly Green