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#1B00A7

#1b00a7 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1b00a7 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.59% red, 0% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.83% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 249.7°, 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 13.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.42.

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Relative luminance0.0302

Complementary

  1. #1b00a7
  2. #8ca700

Split complementary

  1. #1b00a7
  2. #a76f00
  3. #39a700

Analogous

  1. #0039a7
  2. #1b00a7
  3. #6f00a7

Triadic

  1. #1b00a7
  2. #a71b00
  3. #00a71b

Tetradic

  1. #1b00a7
  2. #a7008c
  3. #8ca700
  4. #00a71b

Square

  1. #1b00a7
  2. #a70039
  3. #8ca700
  4. #00a76f

Monochromatic

  1. #030014
  2. #0f005b
  3. #1b00a7
  4. #2700f4
  5. #6041ff

Shades

#1b00a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1b00a7
  2. #180096
  3. #160086
  4. #130075
  5. #100064
  6. #0e0054
  7. #0b0043
  8. #080032
  9. #050021
  10. #030011
  11. #000000

Tints

#1b00a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1b00a7
  2. #321ab0
  3. #4933b9
  4. #5f4dc1
  5. #7666ca
  6. #8d80d3
  7. #a499dc
  8. #bbb3e5
  9. #d1cced
  10. #e8e6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1b00a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1b00a7
  2. #250da3
  3. #2f1a9f
  4. #39269b
  5. #433397
  6. #4e4094
  7. #584d90
  8. #625a8c
  9. #6c6688
  10. #767384
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #292573 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0038ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0028a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004360 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002ba9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001ea6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003382 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1b00a7 {
  color: #1b00a7;
}
Background
.bg-1b00a7 {
  background-color: #1b00a7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1b00a7 {
  border: 2px solid #1b00a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1b00a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 27 0 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1b00a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1b00a7, #6f00a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1b00a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(27 0 167 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.42 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.22 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.62 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.71 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.73 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.23 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.76 #e4ff58 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#1b00a7  rgb(27, 0, 167)  hsl(250, 100%, 33%)  Zaffre
#8ca700  rgb(140, 167, 0)  hsl(70, 100%, 33%)  Apple Green
#a71b00  rgb(167, 27, 0)  hsl(10, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
#00a71b  rgb(0, 167, 27)  hsl(130, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green