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#0300A8

#0300a8 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0300a8 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 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.21% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 241.07°, with 100% saturation and 32.94% 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 13.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.26.

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Web safe#000099
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Relative luminance0.0285

Complementary

  1. #0300a8
  2. #a5a800

Split complementary

  1. #0300a8
  2. #a85700
  3. #51a800

Analogous

  1. #0051a8
  2. #0300a8
  3. #5700a8

Triadic

  1. #0300a8
  2. #a80300
  3. #00a803

Tetradic

  1. #0300a8
  2. #a800a5
  3. #a5a800
  4. #00a803

Square

  1. #0300a8
  2. #a80051
  3. #a5a800
  4. #00a857

Monochromatic

  1. #000014
  2. #02005b
  3. #0300a8
  4. #0400f4
  5. #4542ff

Shades

#0300a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0300a8
  2. #030097
  3. #020086
  4. #020076
  5. #020065
  6. #020054
  7. #010043
  8. #010032
  9. #010022
  10. #000011
  11. #000000

Tints

#0300a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0300a8
  2. #1c1ab1
  3. #3533b9
  4. #4f4dc2
  5. #6866cb
  6. #8180d4
  7. #9a99dc
  8. #b3b3e5
  9. #cdccee
  10. #e6e6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0300a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0300a8
  2. #100da4
  3. #1c1aa0
  4. #29269c
  5. #353398
  6. #424094
  7. #4e4d90
  8. #5b5a8c
  9. #676688
  10. #747384
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2f2f2f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #242374 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0038ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0025a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004461 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002aaa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001ca7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003483 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0300a8 {
  color: #0300a8;
}
Background
.bg-0300a8 {
  background-color: #0300a8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0300a8 {
  border: 2px solid #0300a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0300a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 0 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 241 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0300a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0300a8, #5700a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0300a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 0 168 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.26 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 3.97 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.40 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.80 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.53 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.09 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.13 #fcff57 Inverted #2f2f2f Grayscale 

Zaffre
#0300a8  rgb(3, 0, 168)  hsl(241, 100%, 33%)  Zaffre
#a5a800  rgb(165, 168, 0)  hsl(61, 100%, 33%)  Brass
#a80300  rgb(168, 3, 0)  hsl(1, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
#00a803  rgb(0, 168, 3)  hsl(121, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green