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#0300A3

#0300a3 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0300a3 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 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.16% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 241.1°, with 100% saturation and 31.96% 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 13.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.51.

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Web safe#000099
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Relative luminance0.0266

Complementary

  1. #0300a3
  2. #a0a300

Split complementary

  1. #0300a3
  2. #a35400
  3. #4fa300

Analogous

  1. #004fa3
  2. #0300a3
  3. #5400a3

Triadic

  1. #0300a3
  2. #a30300
  3. #00a303

Tetradic

  1. #0300a3
  2. #a300a0
  3. #a0a300
  4. #00a303

Square

  1. #0300a3
  2. #a3004f
  3. #a0a300
  4. #00a354

Monochromatic

  1. #000014
  2. #020056
  3. #0300a3
  4. #0400ef
  5. #413dff

Shades

#0300a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0300a3
  2. #030093
  3. #020082
  4. #020072
  5. #020062
  6. #020052
  7. #010041
  8. #010031
  9. #010021
  10. #000010
  11. #000000

Tints

#0300a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0300a3
  2. #1c1aac
  3. #3533b5
  4. #4f4dbf
  5. #6866c8
  6. #8180d1
  7. #9a99da
  8. #b3b3e3
  9. #cdcced
  10. #e6e6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0300a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0300a3
  2. #100da0
  3. #1c1a9c
  4. #292699
  5. #353395
  6. #424092
  7. #4e4d8e
  8. #5b5a8b
  9. #676687
  10. #747384
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2d2d2d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #222270 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0036a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0024a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00425e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0029a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001aa2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00327f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0300a3 {
  color: #0300a3;
}
Background
.bg-0300a3 {
  background-color: #0300a3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0300a3 {
  border: 2px solid #0300a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0300a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 0 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 241 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0300a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0300a3, #5400a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0300a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 0 163 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.51 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 3.31 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.84 #000080 Navy ΔE 4.86 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.46 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.01 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.69 #fcff5c Inverted #2d2d2d Grayscale 

Zaffre
#0300a3  rgb(3, 0, 163)  hsl(241, 100%, 32%)  Zaffre
#a0a300  rgb(160, 163, 0)  hsl(61, 100%, 32%)  Brass
#a30300  rgb(163, 3, 0)  hsl(1, 100%, 32%)  Rufous
#00a303  rgb(0, 163, 3)  hsl(121, 100%, 32%)  Islamic Green