HEX atlas value

#0014A8

#0014A8 is a cool blue HEX color nearest Zaffre. RGB 0, 20, 168, HSL 233° 100% 33%, luminance 0.0333; view contrast and conversions.

blue cool jewel-tone

#0014A8 Sample readable text

HEX #0014A8

RGB rgb(0, 20, 168)

HSL hsl(233 100% 33%)

CMYK cmyk(100, 88, 0, 34)

Luminance 0.0333

Contrast Black 1.67:1White 12.61:1

CSS

--color-0014a8: #0014A8;
.background-0014a8 { background-color: #0014A8; }
.text-0014a8 { color: #0014A8; }

HEX meaning and use

About #0014A8

#0014A8 is classified as a cool blue value with jewel tone visual character. #0014A8 is visually closest to Zaffre, a named blue color with HEX #0014A8.

The RGB channels are 0, 20, and 168, with blue carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 233deg with 100% saturation and 33% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.0333, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.67:1AA Fail

White text12.61:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #0014A8 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.67:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF12.61:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#00094D#00094D · #FFFFFF text · best 18.32:1 Dark Blue#00008B · #FFFFFF text · best 15.31:1 Ultramarine#120A8F · #FFFFFF text · best 14.32:1 #132296#132296 · #FFFFFF text · best 12.38:1 #4100A8#4100A8 · #FFFFFF text · best 11.73:1

Generated Palette

Zaffre#0014A8

#A89500#A89500

#0068A8#0068A8

#4100A8#4100A8

#0522FF#0522FF

#00094D#00094D

Color Harmonies

#A89500#A89500

#0068A8#0068A8

#4100A8#4100A8

#A80014#A80014

#14A800#14A800

Variants

#0522FF#0522FF

#00094D#00094D

Zaffre#0014A8

#132296#132296

#394EEF#394EEF

#0018D1#0018D1

Nearest Named Colors

Zaffre#0014A8

Ultramarine#120A8F

Smalt#003399

Dark Blue#00008B

Egyptian Blue#1034A6

Luminance0.0333

Black text1.67:1AA Fail

White text12.61:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured 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"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.67,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":12.61,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#00094D","hex":"#00094D","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.15,"contrastWhite":18.32,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Dark Blue","hex":"#00008B","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.37,"contrastWhite":15.31,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Ultramarine","hex":"#120A8F","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.47,"contrastWhite":14.32,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#132296","hex":"#132296","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.7,"contrastWhite":12.38,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#4100A8","hex":"#4100A8","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.79,"contrastWhite":11.73,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool blue","jewel tone","jewel tone blue","Zaffre adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","calm digital interfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/0014a8.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/zaffre.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ultramarine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/smalt.json"]}

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"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"zaffre","name":"Zaffre","hex":"#0014A8","distance":0},{"slug":"ultramarine","name":"Ultramarine","hex":"#120A8F","distance":32.38826948140329},{"slug":"smalt","name":"Smalt","hex":"#003399","distance":34.438350715445125},{"slug":"dark-blue","name":"Dark Blue","hex":"#00008B","distance":35.22782990761707},{"slug":"egyptian-blue","name":"Egyptian Blue","hex":"#1034A6","distance":35.832945734337834}]

#0014A8

CSS

About #0014A8

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

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