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#1401AC

#1401ac ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1401ac is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 0.39% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.37% cyan, 99.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 246.67°, with 98.84% saturation and 33.92% 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 2.17.

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Relative luminance0.0315

Complementary

  1. #1401ac
  2. #99ac01

Split complementary

  1. #1401ac
  2. #ac6a01
  3. #43ac01

Analogous

  1. #0143ac
  2. #1401ac
  3. #6a01ac

Triadic

  1. #1401ac
  2. #ac1401
  3. #01ac14

Tetradic

  1. #1401ac
  2. #ac0199
  3. #99ac01
  4. #01ac14

Square

  1. #1401ac
  2. #ac0143
  3. #99ac01
  4. #01ac6a

Monochromatic

  1. #020014
  2. #0b0160
  3. #1401ac
  4. #1d01f8
  5. #5c48fe

Shades

#1401ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1401ac
  2. #12019b
  3. #10018a
  4. #0e0178
  5. #0c0167
  6. #0a0156
  7. #080045
  8. #060034
  9. #040022
  10. #020011
  11. #000000

Tints

#1401ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1401ac
  2. #2c1ab4
  3. #4334bd
  4. #5b4dc5
  5. #7267cd
  6. #8a80d6
  7. #a199de
  8. #b9b3e6
  9. #d0ccee
  10. #e8e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1401ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1401ac
  2. #1f0ea8
  3. #2a1aa3
  4. #34279f
  5. #3f349a
  6. #4a4196
  7. #554d92
  8. #605a8d
  9. #6a6789
  10. #757384
  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 #282677 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ab0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0029aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004663 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002cae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001eab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003687 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1401ac {
  color: #1401ac;
}
Background
.bg-1401ac {
  background-color: #1401ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1401ac {
  border: 2px solid #1401ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1401ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 1 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 99% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1401ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1401ac, #6a01ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1401ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 1 172 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.17 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.09 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.73 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.03 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.22 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.27 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.34 #ebfe53 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#1401ac  rgb(20, 1, 172)  hsl(247, 99%, 34%)  Zaffre
#99ac01  rgb(153, 172, 1)  hsl(67, 99%, 34%)  Apple Green
#ac1401  rgb(172, 20, 1)  hsl(7, 99%, 34%)  Rufous
#01ac14  rgb(1, 172, 20)  hsl(127, 99%, 34%)  Kelly Green