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#040AAA

#040aaa ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#040aaa is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 3.92% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.65% cyan, 94.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 237.83°, with 95.4% saturation and 34.12% 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 12.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.24.

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Relative luminance0.0315

Complementary

  1. #040aaa
  2. #aaa404

Split complementary

  1. #040aaa
  2. #aa5104
  3. #5daa04

Analogous

  1. #045daa
  2. #040aaa
  3. #5104aa

Triadic

  1. #040aaa
  2. #aa040a
  3. #0aaa04

Tetradic

  1. #040aaa
  2. #a404aa
  3. #aaa404
  4. #0aaa04

Square

  1. #040aaa
  2. #aa045d
  3. #aaa404
  4. #04aa51

Monochromatic

  1. #000115
  2. #02065f
  3. #040aaa
  4. #060ef5
  5. #4c53fb

Shades

#040aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040aaa
  2. #040999
  3. #030888
  4. #030777
  5. #020666
  6. #020555
  7. #020444
  8. #010333
  9. #010222
  10. #000111
  11. #000000

Tints

#040aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040aaa
  2. #1d23b3
  3. #363bbb
  4. #4f54c4
  5. #686ccc
  6. #8285d5
  7. #9b9ddd
  8. #b4b6e6
  9. #cdceee
  10. #e6e7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040aaa
  2. #1016a6
  3. #1d22a2
  4. #292d9d
  5. #363999
  6. #424595
  7. #4e5191
  8. #5b5d8d
  9. #676888
  10. #747484
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #262776 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003aae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0028a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004663 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002dac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0020a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003785 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040aaa {
  color: #040aaa;
}
Background
.bg-040aaa {
  background-color: #040aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040aaa {
  border: 2px solid #040aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 10 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 95% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040aaa, #5104aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 10 170 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.24 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.32 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.52 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.59 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.31 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.11 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.24 #fbf555 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#040aaa  rgb(4, 10, 170)  hsl(238, 95%, 34%)  Zaffre
#aaa404  rgb(170, 164, 4)  hsl(58, 95%, 34%)  Brass
#aa040a  rgb(170, 4, 10)  hsl(358, 95%, 34%)  Rufous
#0aaa04  rgb(10, 170, 4)  hsl(118, 95%, 34%)  Kelly Green