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#2012AB

#2012ab ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2012ab 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 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.29% cyan, 89.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 245.49°, with 80.95% saturation and 37.06% 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 12.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.48.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0368

Complementary

  1. #2012ab
  2. #9dab12

Split complementary

  1. #2012ab
  2. #ab6d12
  3. #51ab12

Analogous

  1. #1251ab
  2. #2012ab
  3. #6d12ab

Triadic

  1. #2012ab
  2. #ab2012
  3. #12ab20

Tetradic

  1. #2012ab
  2. #ab129d
  3. #9dab12
  4. #12ab20

Square

  1. #2012ab
  2. #ab1251
  3. #9dab12
  4. #12ab6d

Monochromatic

  1. #060321
  2. #130b66
  3. #2012ab
  4. #3422e8
  5. #7367ef

Shades

#2012ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2012ab
  2. #1d109a
  3. #1a0e89
  4. #160d78
  5. #130b67
  6. #100956
  7. #0d0744
  8. #0a0533
  9. #060422
  10. #030211
  11. #000000

Tints

#2012ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2012ab
  2. #362ab3
  3. #4d41bc
  4. #6359c4
  5. #7971cd
  6. #9089d5
  7. #a6a0dd
  8. #bcb8e6
  9. #d2d0ee
  10. #e9e7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2012ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2012ab
  2. #2a1da7
  3. #3328a2
  4. #3d339e
  5. #463e9a
  6. #504996
  7. #5a5491
  8. #635f8d
  9. #6d6a89
  10. #767584
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2e2b77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003daf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002ea9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004864 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0031ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0025aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003986 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2012ab {
  color: #2012ab;
}
Background
.bg-2012ab {
  background-color: #2012ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2012ab {
  border: 2px solid #2012ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2012ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 18 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 81% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2012ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2012ab, #6d12ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2012ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 18 171 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.48 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.99 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.10 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.23 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.60 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.03 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.12 #dfed54 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#2012ab  rgb(32, 18, 171)  hsl(245, 81%, 37%)  Zaffre
#9dab12  rgb(157, 171, 18)  hsl(65, 81%, 37%)  Apple Green
#ab2012  rgb(171, 32, 18)  hsl(5, 81%, 37%)  Rufous
#12ab20  rgb(18, 171, 32)  hsl(125, 81%, 37%)  Kelly Green