Zaffre is a medium dark bright shade of Blue. It belongs to the color family Blue, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Zaffre is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Zaffre is #0014A8.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Zaffre has 0%% Red, 8% Green, and 66% Blue.
Zaffre has 233° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 66% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Zaffre has 233° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 33% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Zaffre has 100% cyan, 88% magenta, 0% yellow, and 34% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#0014A8 |
|
RGB |
(0, 20, 168) |
(0%, 8%, 66%) |
HSV |
(233°, 100, 66) |
(64%, 100%, 66%) |
HSL |
(233°, 100, 33) |
(64%, 100%, 33%) |
CMYK |
(100, 88, 0, 34) |
(100%, 88%, 0%, 34%) |
The natural luminance of Zaffre is 3%, which is low.
Zaffre has a higher contrast with white than black.
Zaffre and black have a 1.7:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Zaffre and white have a 12.7:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
3% |
insufficient (1.7) |
AAA (12.7) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Zaffre paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 62% Blue, 4% Cyan, 34% Black, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
62%
Cyan
4%
Magenta
0%
Black
34%
White
0%
To mix Zaffre paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 35% Cyan, 31% Magenta, 34% Black, as shown below.
Cyan
35%
Magenta
31%
Yellow
0%
Black
34%
White
0%
Colors similar to Zaffre are: Earth Blue, Cobalt Blue, Royal, Phthalo Blue, and Egyptian Blue. Earth Blue is more purple than Zaffre. Cobalt Blue is more cyan than Zaffre. Royal is paler than Zaffre. Egyptian Blue is more cyan and paler than Zaffre.