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#2016AB

#2016ab ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2016ab is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 8.63% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.29% cyan, 87.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 244.03°, with 77.2% saturation and 37.84% 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 11.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.5.

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Relative luminance0.0382

Complementary

  1. #2016ab
  2. #a1ab16

Split complementary

  1. #2016ab
  2. #ab6a16
  3. #56ab16

Analogous

  1. #1656ab
  2. #2016ab
  3. #6a16ab

Triadic

  1. #2016ab
  2. #ab2016
  3. #16ab20

Tetradic

  1. #2016ab
  2. #ab16a1
  3. #a1ab16
  4. #16ab20

Square

  1. #2016ab
  2. #ab1656
  3. #a1ab16
  4. #16ab6a

Monochromatic

  1. #070523
  2. #130d67
  3. #2016ab
  4. #362ae4
  5. #766eec

Shades

#2016ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2016ab
  2. #1d149a
  3. #1a1289
  4. #160f78
  5. #130d67
  6. #100b56
  7. #0d0944
  8. #0a0733
  9. #060422
  10. #030211
  11. #000000

Tints

#2016ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2016ab
  2. #362db3
  3. #4d45bc
  4. #635cc4
  5. #7973cd
  6. #908bd5
  7. #a6a2dd
  8. #bcb9e6
  9. #d2d0ee
  10. #e9e8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2016ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2016ab
  2. #2a21a7
  3. #332ba2
  4. #3d369e
  5. #46409a
  6. #504b96
  7. #5a5691
  8. #63608d
  9. #6d6b89
  10. #767584
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f2d77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003eaf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002fa9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004965 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0032ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0027aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003b87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2016ab {
  color: #2016ab;
}
Background
.bg-2016ab {
  background-color: #2016ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2016ab {
  border: 2px solid #2016ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2016ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 22 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 77% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2016ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2016ab, #6a16ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2016ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 22 171 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.50 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.10 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.74 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.35 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.91 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.21 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.26 #dfe954 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#2016ab  rgb(32, 22, 171)  hsl(244, 77%, 38%)  Zaffre
#a1ab16  rgb(161, 171, 22)  hsl(64, 77%, 38%)  Apple Green
#ab2016  rgb(171, 32, 22)  hsl(4, 77%, 38%)  Cornell Red
#16ab20  rgb(22, 171, 32)  hsl(124, 77%, 38%)  Kelly Green