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#0400A0

#0400a0 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0400a0 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 0% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.5% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 241.5°, 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 13.88:1 (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. #0400a0
  2. #9ca000

Split complementary

  1. #0400a0
  2. #a05400
  3. #4ca000

Analogous

  1. #004ca0
  2. #0400a0
  3. #5400a0

Triadic

  1. #0400a0
  2. #a00400
  3. #00a004

Tetradic

  1. #0400a0
  2. #a0009c
  3. #9ca000
  4. #00a004

Square

  1. #0400a0
  2. #a0004c
  3. #9ca000
  4. #00a054

Monochromatic

  1. #010014
  2. #020053
  3. #0400a0
  4. #0600ec
  5. #3f3aff

Shades

#0400a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0400a0
  2. #040090
  3. #030080
  4. #030070
  5. #020060
  6. #020050
  7. #020040
  8. #010030
  9. #010020
  10. #000010
  11. #000000

Tints

#0400a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0400a0
  2. #1d1aaa
  3. #3633b3
  4. #4f4dbd
  5. #6866c6
  6. #8280d0
  7. #9b99d9
  8. #b4b3e3
  9. #cdccec
  10. #e6e6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0400a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0400a0
  2. #100d9d
  3. #1d1a9a
  4. #292696
  5. #363393
  6. #424090
  7. #4e4d8d
  8. #5b5a8a
  9. #676686
  10. #747383
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.88:1 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-0400a0 {
  color: #0400a0;
}
Background
.bg-0400a0 {
  background-color: #0400a0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0400a0 {
  border: 2px solid #0400a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0400a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 0 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 100% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0400a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0400a0, #5400a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0400a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 0 160 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.73 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 2.92 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.52 #000080 Navy ΔE 4.47 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.86 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.99 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.42 #fbff5f Inverted #2c2c2c Grayscale 

Zaffre
#0400a0  rgb(4, 0, 160)  hsl(242, 100%, 31%)  Zaffre
#9ca000  rgb(156, 160, 0)  hsl(62, 100%, 31%)  Brass
#a00400  rgb(160, 4, 0)  hsl(2, 100%, 31%)  Rufous
#00a004  rgb(0, 160, 4)  hsl(122, 100%, 31%)  Islamic Green