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#1501AC

#1501ac ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1501ac is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 0.39% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.79% cyan, 99.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 247.02°, 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 12.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.18.

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Relative luminance0.0316

Complementary

  1. #1501ac
  2. #98ac01

Split complementary

  1. #1501ac
  2. #ac6b01
  3. #42ac01

Analogous

  1. #0142ac
  2. #1501ac
  3. #6b01ac

Triadic

  1. #1501ac
  2. #ac1501
  3. #01ac15

Tetradic

  1. #1501ac
  2. #ac0198
  3. #98ac01
  4. #01ac15

Square

  1. #1501ac
  2. #ac0142
  3. #98ac01
  4. #01ac6b

Monochromatic

  1. #020014
  2. #0c0160
  3. #1501ac
  4. #1e01f8
  5. #5d48fe

Shades

#1501ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1501ac
  2. #13019b
  3. #11018a
  4. #0f0178
  5. #0d0167
  6. #0b0156
  7. #080045
  8. #060034
  9. #040022
  10. #020011
  11. #000000

Tints

#1501ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1501ac
  2. #2c1ab4
  3. #4434bd
  4. #5b4dc5
  5. #7367cd
  6. #8a80d6
  7. #a199de
  8. #b9b3e6
  9. #d0ccee
  10. #e8e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1501ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1501ac
  2. #200ea8
  3. #2a1aa3
  4. #35279f
  5. #40349a
  6. #4b4196
  7. #554d92
  8. #605a8d
  9. #6b6789
  10. #757384
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #292677 ≈ 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-1501ac {
  color: #1501ac;
}
Background
.bg-1501ac {
  background-color: #1501ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1501ac {
  border: 2px solid #1501ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1501ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 1 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 99% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1501ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1501ac, #6b01ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1501ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 1 172 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.18 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.08 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.75 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.05 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.23 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.28 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.33 #eafe53 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#1501ac  rgb(21, 1, 172)  hsl(247, 99%, 34%)  Zaffre
#98ac01  rgb(152, 172, 1)  hsl(67, 99%, 34%)  Apple Green
#ac1501  rgb(172, 21, 1)  hsl(7, 99%, 34%)  Rufous
#01ac15  rgb(1, 172, 21)  hsl(127, 99%, 34%)  Kelly Green