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#021AAA

#021aaa ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#021aaa is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 10.2% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.82% cyan, 84.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 231.43°, with 97.67% saturation and 33.73% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.07.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0365

Complementary

  1. #021aaa
  2. #aa9202

Split complementary

  1. #021aaa
  2. #aa3e02
  3. #6eaa02

Analogous

  1. #026eaa
  2. #021aaa
  3. #3e02aa

Triadic

  1. #021aaa
  2. #aa021a
  3. #1aaa02

Tetradic

  1. #021aaa
  2. #9202aa
  3. #aa9202
  4. #1aaa02

Square

  1. #021aaa
  2. #aa026e
  3. #aa9202
  4. #02aa3e

Monochromatic

  1. #000314
  2. #010e5e
  3. #021aaa
  4. #0326f6
  5. #4862fd

Shades

#021aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #021aaa
  2. #021799
  3. #021588
  4. #011277
  5. #011066
  6. #010d55
  7. #010a44
  8. #010833
  9. #000522
  10. #000311
  11. #000000

Tints

#021aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #021aaa
  2. #1b31b3
  3. #3548bb
  4. #4e5fc4
  5. #6776cc
  6. #818dd5
  7. #9aa3dd
  8. #b3bae6
  9. #ccd1ee
  10. #e6e8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#021aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #021aaa
  2. #0f24a6
  3. #1b2ea2
  4. #28399d
  5. #344399
  6. #414d95
  7. #4e5791
  8. #5a618d
  9. #676c88
  10. #737684
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #292d76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003eae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002da8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004a65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0027a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-021aaa {
  color: #021aaa;
}
Background
.bg-021aaa {
  background-color: #021aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-021aaa {
  border: 2px solid #021aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #021aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 26 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 98% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-021aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #021aaa, #3e02aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-021aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 26 170 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.07 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.67 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.68 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.00 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.91 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.40 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.24 #fde555 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#021aaa  rgb(2, 26, 170)  hsl(231, 98%, 34%)  Zaffre
#aa9202  rgb(170, 146, 2)  hsl(51, 98%, 34%)  Brass
#aa021a  rgb(170, 2, 26)  hsl(351, 98%, 34%)  Cornell Red
#1aaa02  rgb(26, 170, 2)  hsl(111, 98%, 34%)  Kelly Green