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#0300A9

#0300a9 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0300a9 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 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.22% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 241.07°, with 100% saturation and 33.14% 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 13.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.23.

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Web safe#000099
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Relative luminance0.0288

Complementary

  1. #0300a9
  2. #a6a900

Split complementary

  1. #0300a9
  2. #a95800
  3. #51a900

Analogous

  1. #0051a9
  2. #0300a9
  3. #5800a9

Triadic

  1. #0300a9
  2. #a90300
  3. #00a903

Tetradic

  1. #0300a9
  2. #a900a6
  3. #a6a900
  4. #00a903

Square

  1. #0300a9
  2. #a90051
  3. #a6a900
  4. #00a958

Monochromatic

  1. #000014
  2. #02005d
  3. #0300a9
  4. #0400f6
  5. #4643ff

Shades

#0300a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0300a9
  2. #030098
  3. #020087
  4. #020076
  5. #020065
  6. #020055
  7. #010044
  8. #010033
  9. #010022
  10. #000011
  11. #000000

Tints

#0300a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0300a9
  2. #1c1ab2
  3. #3533ba
  4. #4f4dc3
  5. #6866cb
  6. #8180d4
  7. #9a99dd
  8. #b3b3e5
  9. #cdccee
  10. #e6e6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0300a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0300a9
  2. #100da5
  3. #1c1aa1
  4. #29269d
  5. #353399
  6. #424095
  7. #4e4d90
  8. #5b5a8c
  9. #676688
  10. #747384
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2f2f2f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #242474 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0038ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0026a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004461 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002bab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001ca8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003584 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0300a9 {
  color: #0300a9;
}
Background
.bg-0300a9 {
  background-color: #0300a9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0300a9 {
  border: 2px solid #0300a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0300a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 0 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 241 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0300a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0300a9, #5800a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0300a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 0 169 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.23 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.11 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.51 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.67 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.66 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.11 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.22 #fcff56 Inverted #2f2f2f Grayscale 

Zaffre
#0300a9  rgb(3, 0, 169)  hsl(241, 100%, 33%)  Zaffre
#a6a900  rgb(166, 169, 0)  hsl(61, 100%, 33%)  Brass
#a90300  rgb(169, 3, 0)  hsl(1, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
#00a903  rgb(0, 169, 3)  hsl(121, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green