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#1205AB

#1205ab ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1205ab is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 1.96% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.47% cyan, 97.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 244.7°, with 94.32% saturation and 34.51% 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 12.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.8.

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Relative luminance0.0318

Complementary

  1. #1205ab
  2. #9eab05

Split complementary

  1. #1205ab
  2. #ab6505
  3. #4bab05

Analogous

  1. #054bab
  2. #1205ab
  3. #6505ab

Triadic

  1. #1205ab
  2. #ab1205
  3. #05ab12

Tetradic

  1. #1205ab
  2. #ab059e
  3. #9eab05
  4. #05ab12

Square

  1. #1205ab
  2. #ab054b
  3. #9eab05
  4. #05ab65

Monochromatic

  1. #020116
  2. #0a0361
  3. #1205ab
  4. #1a07f5
  5. #5d4ffa

Shades

#1205ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1205ab
  2. #10059a
  3. #0e0489
  4. #0d0478
  5. #0b0367
  6. #090356
  7. #070244
  8. #050233
  9. #040122
  10. #020111
  11. #000000

Tints

#1205ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1205ab
  2. #2a1eb3
  3. #4137bc
  4. #5950c4
  5. #7169cd
  6. #8982d5
  7. #a09bdd
  8. #b8b4e6
  9. #d0cdee
  10. #e7e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1205ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1205ab
  2. #1d11a7
  3. #281ea2
  4. #332a9e
  5. #3e369a
  6. #494396
  7. #544f91
  8. #5f5b8d
  9. #6a6789
  10. #757484
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #282676 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003aaf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0029a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004663 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002dad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001faa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003686 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1205ab {
  color: #1205ab;
}
Background
.bg-1205ab {
  background-color: #1205ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1205ab {
  border: 2px solid #1205ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1205ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 5 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1205ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1205ab, #6505ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1205ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 5 171 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.80 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.14 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.68 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.83 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.85 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.21 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.23 #edfa54 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#1205ab  rgb(18, 5, 171)  hsl(245, 94%, 35%)  Zaffre
#9eab05  rgb(158, 171, 5)  hsl(65, 94%, 35%)  Apple Green
#ab1205  rgb(171, 18, 5)  hsl(5, 94%, 35%)  Rufous
#05ab12  rgb(5, 171, 18)  hsl(125, 94%, 35%)  Kelly Green