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#0500A7

#0500a7 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0500a7 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 0% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.01% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 241.8°, with 100% saturation and 32.75% 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 13.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.29.

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Web safe#000099
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Relative luminance0.0282

Complementary

  1. #0500a7
  2. #a2a700

Split complementary

  1. #0500a7
  2. #a75900
  3. #4fa700

Analogous

  1. #004fa7
  2. #0500a7
  3. #5900a7

Triadic

  1. #0500a7
  2. #a70500
  3. #00a705

Tetradic

  1. #0500a7
  2. #a700a2
  3. #a2a700
  4. #00a705

Square

  1. #0500a7
  2. #a7004f
  3. #a2a700
  4. #00a759

Monochromatic

  1. #010014
  2. #03005b
  3. #0500a7
  4. #0700f4
  5. #4741ff

Shades

#0500a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0500a7
  2. #050096
  3. #040086
  4. #040075
  5. #030064
  6. #030054
  7. #020043
  8. #020032
  9. #010021
  10. #010011
  11. #000000

Tints

#0500a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0500a7
  2. #1e1ab0
  3. #3733b9
  4. #504dc1
  5. #6966ca
  6. #8280d3
  7. #9b99dc
  8. #b4b3e5
  9. #cdcced
  10. #e6e6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0500a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0500a7
  2. #110da3
  3. #1e1a9f
  4. #2a269b
  5. #363397
  6. #434094
  7. #4f4d90
  8. #5b5a8c
  9. #676688
  10. #747384
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2f2f2f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #242373 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0037ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0025a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004360 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002aa9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001ba6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0500a7 {
  color: #0500a7;
}
Background
.bg-0500a7 {
  background-color: #0500a7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0500a7 {
  border: 2px solid #0500a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0500a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 0 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0500a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0500a7, #5900a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0500a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 0 167 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.29 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 3.86 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.30 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.91 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.41 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.07 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.02 #faff58 Inverted #2f2f2f Grayscale 

Zaffre
#0500a7  rgb(5, 0, 167)  hsl(242, 100%, 33%)  Zaffre
#a2a700  rgb(162, 167, 0)  hsl(62, 100%, 33%)  Brass
#a70500  rgb(167, 5, 0)  hsl(2, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
#00a705  rgb(0, 167, 5)  hsl(122, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green