Colors EncyclopediaNamed color
Zaffre
Zaffre color #0014A8: RGB 0, 20, 168 and HSL 233°, 100%, 33%. Explore its cool blue profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.
Use this color
Create with Zaffre
Open a professional color tool with #0014A8 already applied. Each configuration stays canonical to the tool and can be adjusted or shared.
Generate palette & CSS variablesCreate 50–950 tokens and export CSS, SCSS, JSON, or Tailwind.Open configured tool →Open in Gradient StudioStart with Zaffre and its complementary color.Open configured tool →Mix this colorBlend it with a complementary color and copy color-mix() CSS.Open configured tool →Check contrastOpen the strongest black or white background pairing.Open configured tool →Accessible combinationsReview AA and AAA text options, alternatives, warnings, and UI guidance.Open configured tool →Create glass surfaceUse this color as the tint for a translucent UI panel.Open configured tool →
CSS Utilities
--color-zaffre: #0014A8;
.bg-zaffre { background-color: #0014A8; }
.text-zaffre { color: #0014A8; }Color meaning and use
About Zaffre Color
Zaffre uses HEX #0014A8, RGB 0, 20, 168, and HSL 233°, 100%, 33%. The dataset classifies it in the blue family with cool temperature and jewel tone visual character.
No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.0333; black contrast is 1.67:1 and white contrast is 12.61:1, making white the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.
WCAG Accessibility
Contrast checks for Zaffre against black and white text.
Black text1.67:1AA Fail
White text12.61:1AA Pass
Downloadable color reference infographic
Zaffre Color Reference Infographic
Save a high-resolution infographic of Zaffre, including its color values, coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast.
Color Harmonies
Variants
Pairings
Machine-readable data
Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)
Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.
Luminance0.0333
Black text1.67:1AA Fail
White text12.61:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX valuergbRed, green, blue channelshslHue, saturation, lightnesscmykApproximate print conversionwcagAA and AAA contrast optionsharmoniesMathematical harmony setsvariantsGenerated tone variantsnearestColorsKnowledge graph neighborsStructured sections
Color systems
{
"hex": "#0014A8",
"rgb": [
0,
20,
168
],
"hsl": [
233,
100,
33
],
"cmyk": [
100,
88,
0,
34
],
"luminance": 0.0333,
"contrast": {
"black": 1.67,
"white": 12.61
}
}WCAG
{
"AA": [
"#FFFFFF",
"#F5F5F5"
],
"AAA": [
"#FFFFFF",
"#F5F5F5"
]
}Harmonies
{
"complementary": "#A89500",
"analogous": [
"#0068A8",
"#4100A8"
],
"triadic": [
"#A80014",
"#14A800"
],
"tetradic": [
"#A80068",
"#A89500",
"#00A841"
],
"splitComplementary": [
"#A84100",
"#68A800"
],
"monochromatic": [
"#0522FF",
"#0014A8",
"#00094D"
]
}Variants
{
"light": "#0522FF",
"dark": "#00094D",
"saturated": "#0014A8",
"desaturated": "#132296",
"pastel": "#394EEF",
"neon": "#0018D1"
}Pairings
{
"best": [
"#FFFFFF",
"#A89500",
"#0068A8",
"#4100A8"
],
"avoid": [
"#132296",
"#0522FF"
],
"neutral": [
"#1A1A1A",
"#F5F5F5",
"#E8E8E4"
],
"highContrast": [
"#FFFFFF"
],
"lowContrast": [
"#0522FF",
"#132296"
]
}Knowledge graph
{
"nearestColors": [
"ultramarine",
"smalt",
"dark-blue",
"egyptian-blue",
"medium-blue"
],
"generatedPalettes": [
"zaffre"
],
"generatedComparisons": [
"medium-blue-vs-zaffre",
"zaffre-vs-smalt",
"zaffre-vs-ultramarine"
],
"relatedFamilies": [
"/colors/by-family/blue",
"/colors/by-temperature/cool",
"/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
],
"relatedTools": [
"/harmonies/zaffre",
"/wcag/zaffre",
"/css/colors/zaffre",
"/hex/0014a8",
"/tools/css-gradient-generator",
"/tools/color-palette-generator",
"/tools/css-color-mixer",
"/tools/contrast-checker"
],
"semanticRelations": {
"broader": [
"/colors/by-family/blue",
"/colors/by-temperature/cool",
"/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
],
"narrower": [
"/palettes/zaffre"
],
"related": [
"/colors/ultramarine",
"/colors/smalt",
"/colors/dark-blue",
"/colors/egyptian-blue",
"/colors/medium-blue",
"/compare/medium-blue-vs-zaffre",
"/compare/zaffre-vs-smalt",
"/compare/zaffre-vs-ultramarine",
"/harmonies/zaffre",
"/wcag/zaffre",
"/css/colors/zaffre",
"/hex/0014a8",
"/tools/css-gradient-generator",
"/tools/color-palette-generator",
"/tools/css-color-mixer",
"/tools/contrast-checker"
]
}
}Full JSON dataset
{
"slug": "zaffre",
"name": "Zaffre",
"hex": "#0014A8",
"uses": [
"historical references",
"pigment palettes",
"cultural color systems"
],
"psychology": {
"associations": [
"heritage",
"craft",
"specificity"
],
"contexts": [
"museum design",
"education",
"editorial research",
"cultural references"
],
"avoidIn": [
"generic unlabeled palette systems"
]
},
"aliases": [],
"sourceType": "curated",
"confidence": "medium",
"reviewStatus": "manual",
"sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
"origin": {
"type": "common",
"notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
},
"family": "blue",
"temperature": "cool",
"tone": [
"jewel-tone"
],
"editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
"tags": [
"blue",
"cool",
"jewel-tone",
"historical-references",
"pigment-palettes",
"cultural-color-systems",
"heritage",
"craft",
"specificity"
],
"popularity": 84,
"rgb": [
0,
20,
168
],
"hsl": [
233,
100,
33
],
"cmyk": [
100,
88,
0,
34
],
"luminance": 0.0333,
"contrast": {
"black": 1.67,
"white": 12.61
},
"harmonies": {
"complementary": "#A89500",
"analogous": [
"#0068A8",
"#4100A8"
],
"triadic": [
"#A80014",
"#14A800"
],
"tetradic": [
"#A80068",
"#A89500",
"#00A841"
],
"splitComplementary": [
"#A84100",
"#68A800"
],
"monochromatic": [
"#0522FF",
"#0014A8",
"#00094D"
]
},
"variants": {
"light": "#0522FF",
"dark": "#00094D",
"saturated": "#0014A8",
"desaturated": "#132296",
"pastel": "#394EEF",
"neon": "#0018D1"
},
"wcag": {
"AA": [
"#FFFFFF",
"#F5F5F5"
],
"AAA": [
"#FFFFFF",
"#F5F5F5"
]
},
"css": {
"variable": "--color-zaffre: #0014A8;",
"utility": ".bg-zaffre { background-color: #0014A8; }",
"textUtility": ".text-zaffre { color: #0014A8; }"
},
"nearestColors": [
"ultramarine",
"smalt",
"dark-blue",
"egyptian-blue",
"medium-blue"
],
"generatedPalettes": [
"zaffre"
],
"generatedComparisons": [
"medium-blue-vs-zaffre",
"zaffre-vs-smalt",
"zaffre-vs-ultramarine"
],
"relatedFamilies": [
"/colors/by-family/blue",
"/colors/by-temperature/cool",
"/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
],
"relatedTools": [
"/harmonies/zaffre",
"/wcag/zaffre",
"/css/colors/zaffre",
"/hex/0014a8",
"/tools/css-gradient-generator",
"/tools/color-palette-generator",
"/tools/css-color-mixer",
"/tools/contrast-checker"
],
"semanticRelations": {
"broader": [
"/colors/by-family/blue",
"/colors/by-temperature/cool",
"/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
],
"narrower": [
"/palettes/zaffre"
],
"related": [
"/colors/ultramarine",
"/colors/smalt",
"/colors/dark-blue",
"/colors/egyptian-blue",
"/colors/medium-blue",
"/compare/medium-blue-vs-zaffre",
"/compare/zaffre-vs-smalt",
"/compare/zaffre-vs-ultramarine",
"/harmonies/zaffre",
"/wcag/zaffre",
"/css/colors/zaffre",
"/hex/0014a8",
"/tools/css-gradient-generator",
"/tools/color-palette-generator",
"/tools/css-color-mixer",
"/tools/contrast-checker"
]
},
"pairings": {
"best": [
"#FFFFFF",
"#A89500",
"#0068A8",
"#4100A8"
],
"avoid": [
"#132296",
"#0522FF"
],
"neutral": [
"#1A1A1A",
"#F5F5F5",
"#E8E8E4"
],
"highContrast": [
"#FFFFFF"
],
"lowContrast": [
"#0522FF",
"#132296"
]
}
}