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#0300A0

#0300a0 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0300a0 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 0% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.13% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 241.13°, with 100% saturation and 31.37% 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 13.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.73.

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Web safe#000099
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Relative luminance0.0256

Complementary

  1. #0300a0
  2. #9da000

Split complementary

  1. #0300a0
  2. #a05300
  3. #4da000

Analogous

  1. #004da0
  2. #0300a0
  3. #5300a0

Triadic

  1. #0300a0
  2. #a00300
  3. #00a003

Tetradic

  1. #0300a0
  2. #a0009d
  3. #9da000
  4. #00a003

Square

  1. #0300a0
  2. #a0004d
  3. #9da000
  4. #00a053

Monochromatic

  1. #000014
  2. #020053
  3. #0300a0
  4. #0400ec
  5. #3e3aff

Shades

#0300a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0300a0
  2. #030090
  3. #020080
  4. #020070
  5. #020060
  6. #020050
  7. #010040
  8. #010030
  9. #010020
  10. #000010
  11. #000000

Tints

#0300a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0300a0
  2. #1c1aaa
  3. #3533b3
  4. #4f4dbd
  5. #6866c6
  6. #8180d0
  7. #9a99d9
  8. #b3b3e3
  9. #cdccec
  10. #e6e6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0300a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0300a0
  2. #100d9d
  3. #1c1a9a
  4. #292696
  5. #353393
  6. #424090
  7. #4e4d8d
  8. #5b5a8a
  9. #676686
  10. #747383
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2c2c2c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #22216e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0035a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00239e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00405c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0028a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001a9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00317d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0300a0 {
  color: #0300a0;
}
Background
.bg-0300a0 {
  background-color: #0300a0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0300a0 {
  border: 2px solid #0300a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0300a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 0 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 241 100% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0300a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0300a0, #5300a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0300a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 0 160 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.73 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 2.91 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.52 #000080 Navy ΔE 4.46 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.86 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.99 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.43 #fcff5f Inverted #2c2c2c Grayscale 

Zaffre
#0300a0  rgb(3, 0, 160)  hsl(241, 100%, 31%)  Zaffre
#9da000  rgb(157, 160, 0)  hsl(61, 100%, 31%)  Brass
#a00300  rgb(160, 3, 0)  hsl(1, 100%, 31%)  Rufous
#00a003  rgb(0, 160, 3)  hsl(121, 100%, 31%)  Islamic Green