Zaffre (#0014A8)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 12.61:1 — vs black: 1.67:1

Color values

  • HEX #0014A8
  • RGB rgb(0, 20, 168)
  • HSL hsl(232, 100%, 65%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 100, 88.1, 0, 34.12 )
  • Websafe #000099
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Tags

Mood

Bold (205) Playful (195)

Style

Vivid (210) Neon (200)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #0014A8 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Zaffre
#0014A8 Base
#A89400
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Zaffre
#0014A8 Base
#0068A8
#4000A8
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Zaffre
#0014A8 Base
#A80014
#14A800
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Zaffre
#0014A8 Base
#A84000
#68A800
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Zaffre
#0014A8 Base
#A80068
#A89400
#00A840
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Zaffre
#0014A8 Base
#00031A
#000B5C
#000F7F
#0019D1
#001DF5
#4259FF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Zaffre, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #00031A
— #000636
— #000A53
— #000D6F
— #00118B
Zaffre #0014A8 Base
— #001CE7
— #2841FF
— #6779FF
— #A6B1FF
— #E6E9FF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #0014A8. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #0014A8;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #0014A8;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #0014A8;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #0014A8,
        #FFEA51
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #0014A8,
        #FFEA51
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$zaffre: #0014A8;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$zaffre-r: 0;
$zaffre-g: 20;
$zaffre-b: 168;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $zaffre;
    color: rgba($zaffre-r, $zaffre-g, $zaffre-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Zaffre appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #0014A8 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #0F0FA8 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #1212A8 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #004343 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #333333 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Zaffre ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Zaffre #0014A8 Base
Blue (Pantone) #0018A8 ΔE 0.66
Duke Blue #00009C ΔE 3.10
Indigo Dye #091F92 ΔE 3.69
Ultramarine #120A8F ΔE 3.72

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.