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#2C14AA

#2c14aa ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c14aa is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 7.84% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.12% cyan, 88.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 249.6°, with 78.95% saturation and 37.25% 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 11.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.32.

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Relative luminance0.0394

Complementary

  1. #2c14aa
  2. #92aa14

Split complementary

  1. #2c14aa
  2. #aa7714
  3. #47aa14

Analogous

  1. #1447aa
  2. #2c14aa
  3. #7714aa

Triadic

  1. #2c14aa
  2. #aa2c14
  3. #14aa2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c14aa
  2. #aa1492
  3. #92aa14
  4. #14aa2c

Square

  1. #2c14aa
  2. #aa1447
  3. #92aa14
  4. #14aa77

Monochromatic

  1. #090421
  2. #1a0c66
  3. #2c14aa
  4. #4425e5
  5. #7f6aed

Shades

#2c14aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c14aa
  2. #281299
  3. #231088
  4. #1f0e77
  5. #1a0c66
  6. #160a55
  7. #120844
  8. #0d0633
  9. #090422
  10. #040211
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c14aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c14aa
  2. #412cb3
  3. #5643bb
  4. #6b5bc4
  5. #8072cc
  6. #968ad5
  7. #aba1dd
  8. #c0b9e6
  9. #d5d0ee
  10. #eae8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c14aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c14aa
  2. #341fa6
  3. #3d2aa2
  4. #45349d
  5. #4e3f99
  6. #564a95
  7. #5e5591
  8. #67608d
  9. #6f6a88
  10. #787584
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #332d77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003eae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0031a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004764 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0032ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0028a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003986 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c14aa {
  color: #2c14aa;
}
Background
.bg-2c14aa {
  background-color: #2c14aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c14aa {
  border: 2px solid #2c14aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c14aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 20 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 79% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c14aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c14aa, #7714aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c14aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 20 170 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.32 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.20 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.38 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.68 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.08 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.93 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.45 #d3eb55 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#2c14aa  rgb(44, 20, 170)  hsl(250, 79%, 37%)  Zaffre
#92aa14  rgb(146, 170, 20)  hsl(70, 79%, 37%)  Apple Green
#aa2c14  rgb(170, 44, 20)  hsl(10, 79%, 37%)  Rufous
#14aa2c  rgb(20, 170, 44)  hsl(130, 79%, 37%)  Kelly Green