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#1C05AB

#1c05ab ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1c05ab is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.98% red, 1.96% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.63% cyan, 97.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 248.31°, 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 12.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.

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Relative luminance0.033

Complementary

  1. #1c05ab
  2. #94ab05

Split complementary

  1. #1c05ab
  2. #ab6f05
  3. #41ab05

Analogous

  1. #0541ab
  2. #1c05ab
  3. #6f05ab

Triadic

  1. #1c05ab
  2. #ab1c05
  3. #05ab1c

Tetradic

  1. #1c05ab
  2. #ab0594
  3. #94ab05
  4. #05ab1c

Square

  1. #1c05ab
  2. #ab0541
  3. #94ab05
  4. #05ab6f

Monochromatic

  1. #040116
  2. #100361
  3. #1c05ab
  4. #2807f5
  5. #674ffa

Shades

#1c05ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1c05ab
  2. #19059a
  3. #160489
  4. #140478
  5. #110367
  6. #0e0356
  7. #0b0244
  8. #080233
  9. #060122
  10. #030111
  11. #000000

Tints

#1c05ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1c05ab
  2. #331eb3
  3. #4937bc
  4. #6050c4
  5. #7769cd
  6. #8e82d5
  7. #a49bdd
  8. #bbb4e6
  9. #d2cdee
  10. #e8e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1c05ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1c05ab
  2. #2611a7
  3. #301ea2
  4. #3a2a9e
  5. #44369a
  6. #4e4396
  7. #584f91
  8. #625b8d
  9. #6c6789
  10. #767484
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2b2776 ≈ 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-1c05ab {
  color: #1c05ab;
}
Background
.bg-1c05ab {
  background-color: #1c05ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1c05ab {
  border: 2px solid #1c05ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1c05ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 5 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1c05ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1c05ab, #6f05ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1c05ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 5 171 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.00 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.06 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.89 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.04 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.98 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.40 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.12 #e3fa54 Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#1c05ab  rgb(28, 5, 171)  hsl(248, 94%, 35%)  Zaffre
#94ab05  rgb(148, 171, 5)  hsl(68, 94%, 35%)  Apple Green
#ab1c05  rgb(171, 28, 5)  hsl(8, 94%, 35%)  Rufous
#05ab1c  rgb(5, 171, 28)  hsl(128, 94%, 35%)  Kelly Green