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#231FA5

#231fa5 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#231fa5 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 12.16% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.79% cyan, 81.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 241.79°, with 68.37% saturation and 38.43% 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 11.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.35.

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Relative luminance0.0405

Complementary

  1. #231fa5
  2. #a1a51f

Split complementary

  1. #231fa5
  2. #a5661f
  3. #5ea51f

Analogous

  1. #1f5ea5
  2. #231fa5
  3. #661fa5

Triadic

  1. #231fa5
  2. #a5231f
  3. #1fa523

Tetradic

  1. #231fa5
  2. #a51fa1
  3. #a1a51f
  4. #1fa523

Square

  1. #231fa5
  2. #a51f5e
  3. #a1a51f
  4. #1fa566

Monochromatic

  1. #080724
  2. #151365
  3. #231fa5
  4. #3c37d9
  5. #7b77e6

Shades

#231fa5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #231fa5
  2. #201c95
  3. #1c1984
  4. #191674
  5. #151363
  6. #121053
  7. #0e0c42
  8. #0b0932
  9. #070621
  10. #040311
  11. #000000

Tints

#231fa5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #231fa5
  2. #3935ae
  3. #4f4cb7
  4. #6562c0
  5. #7b79c9
  6. #918fd2
  7. #a7a5db
  8. #bdbce4
  9. #d3d2ed
  10. #e9e9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#231fa5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #231fa5
  2. #2c29a1
  3. #36329e
  4. #3f3c9a
  5. #484696
  6. #525093
  7. #5b598f
  8. #64638b
  9. #6d6d87
  10. #777684
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #313074 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003fa9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0032a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004963 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ba4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-231fa5 {
  color: #231fa5;
}
Background
.bg-231fa5 {
  background-color: #231fa5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-231fa5 {
  border: 2px solid #231fa5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #231fa5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 31 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 68% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-231fa5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #231fa5, #661fa5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-231fa5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 31 165 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.35 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.52 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.37 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.40 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.79 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.50 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.77 #dce05a Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#231fa5  rgb(35, 31, 165)  hsl(242, 68%, 38%)  Zaffre
#a1a51f  rgb(161, 165, 31)  hsl(62, 68%, 38%)  Brass
#a5231f  rgb(165, 35, 31)  hsl(2, 68%, 38%)  Brown
#1fa523  rgb(31, 165, 35)  hsl(122, 68%, 38%)  Islamic Green