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#2012AA

#2012aa ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2012aa is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 7.06% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.18% cyan, 89.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 245.53°, with 80.85% saturation and 36.86% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.43.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0364

Complementary

  1. #2012aa
  2. #9caa12

Split complementary

  1. #2012aa
  2. #aa6c12
  3. #50aa12

Analogous

  1. #1250aa
  2. #2012aa
  3. #6c12aa

Triadic

  1. #2012aa
  2. #aa2012
  3. #12aa20

Tetradic

  1. #2012aa
  2. #aa129c
  3. #9caa12
  4. #12aa20

Square

  1. #2012aa
  2. #aa1250
  3. #9caa12
  4. #12aa6c

Monochromatic

  1. #060320
  2. #130b65
  3. #2012aa
  4. #3321e7
  5. #7366ef

Shades

#2012aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2012aa
  2. #1d1099
  3. #1a0e88
  4. #160d77
  5. #130b66
  6. #100955
  7. #0d0744
  8. #0a0533
  9. #060422
  10. #030211
  11. #000000

Tints

#2012aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2012aa
  2. #362ab3
  3. #4d41bb
  4. #6359c4
  5. #7971cc
  6. #9089d5
  7. #a6a0dd
  8. #bcb8e6
  9. #d2d0ee
  10. #e9e7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2012aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2012aa
  2. #2a1da6
  3. #3328a2
  4. #3d339d
  5. #463e99
  6. #504995
  7. #5a5491
  8. #635f8d
  9. #6d6a88
  10. #767584
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2e2b76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003dae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002ea8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004764 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0031ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0025a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003986 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2012aa {
  color: #2012aa;
}
Background
.bg-2012aa {
  background-color: #2012aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2012aa {
  border: 2px solid #2012aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2012aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 18 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 81% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2012aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2012aa, #6c12aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2012aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 18 170 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.43 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.11 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.03 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.10 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.48 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.91 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.00 #dfed55 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#2012aa  rgb(32, 18, 170)  hsl(246, 81%, 37%)  Zaffre
#9caa12  rgb(156, 170, 18)  hsl(66, 81%, 37%)  Apple Green
#aa2012  rgb(170, 32, 18)  hsl(6, 81%, 37%)  Rufous
#12aa20  rgb(18, 170, 32)  hsl(126, 81%, 37%)  Kelly Green