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#1905AB

#1905ab ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1905ab is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 1.96% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.38% cyan, 97.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 247.23°, 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 12.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.92.

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Relative luminance0.0326

Complementary

  1. #1905ab
  2. #97ab05

Split complementary

  1. #1905ab
  2. #ab6c05
  3. #44ab05

Analogous

  1. #0544ab
  2. #1905ab
  3. #6c05ab

Triadic

  1. #1905ab
  2. #ab1905
  3. #05ab19

Tetradic

  1. #1905ab
  2. #ab0597
  3. #97ab05
  4. #05ab19

Square

  1. #1905ab
  2. #ab0544
  3. #97ab05
  4. #05ab6c

Monochromatic

  1. #030116
  2. #0e0361
  3. #1905ab
  4. #2407f5
  5. #644ffa

Shades

#1905ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1905ab
  2. #17059a
  3. #140489
  4. #120478
  5. #0f0367
  6. #0d0356
  7. #0a0244
  8. #080233
  9. #050122
  10. #030111
  11. #000000

Tints

#1905ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1905ab
  2. #301eb3
  3. #4737bc
  4. #5e50c4
  5. #7569cd
  6. #8c82d5
  7. #a39bdd
  8. #bab4e6
  9. #d1cdee
  10. #e8e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1905ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1905ab
  2. #2311a7
  3. #2e1ea2
  4. #382a9e
  5. #42369a
  6. #4d4396
  7. #574f91
  8. #615b8d
  9. #6b6789
  10. #767484
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2a2776 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003aaf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002aa9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004663 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002dad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0020aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003686 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1905ab {
  color: #1905ab;
}
Background
.bg-1905ab {
  background-color: #1905ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1905ab {
  border: 2px solid #1905ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1905ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 5 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1905ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1905ab, #6c05ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1905ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 5 171 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.92 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.08 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.82 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.96 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.93 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.34 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.15 #e6fa54 Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#1905ab  rgb(25, 5, 171)  hsl(247, 94%, 35%)  Zaffre
#97ab05  rgb(151, 171, 5)  hsl(67, 94%, 35%)  Apple Green
#ab1905  rgb(171, 25, 5)  hsl(7, 94%, 35%)  Rufous
#05ab19  rgb(5, 171, 25)  hsl(127, 94%, 35%)  Kelly Green