Zaffre is deep, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #ffeb57 |
| Complementary Color | #a89400 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (232.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Zaffre Color. The Major Tom color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blue Screen of Death (#0033bb) for more calm effect. Try Scotch Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a89400 is the best complementary color to Zaffre. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #0014a8 complementary color is Pirate Gold, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of International Klein Blue are #0067a8 and #4000a8. Thus found on the left and right of #0014a8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Allports and Purple colors as they work well with Zaffre.
The split-complementary Zaffre palette consists of #67a800 and #a84000 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a89400). Try Limeade and Fire colors in combination with #0014a8, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #0014a8 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Zaffre. Thus Japanese Laurel and Bright Red giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Zaffre contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pirate Gold, Flirt, and Green Haze split by 90° on the color wheel. #0014a8 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Zaffre tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#a89400) and two others. The Bright Red is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Persian Green – 120° from the complementary Pirate Gold. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a80013 and #00a894.
In a RGB color space, hex #0014a8 is made of 0% red, 11% green and 89% blue. In a HSL mode Zaffre has a hue angle of 232.86°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 32.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0014a8 is made of 65.88% cyan, 58.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black ink.
| HEX | #0014a8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,20,168) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 11%, 89% |
| CMYK | 65.88, 58.04, 0, 34.12 |
| HSL | hsl(232.86,100%,32.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(232.86,100%,65.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.3103,51.89,-75.6162) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.318,3.3275,37.3023) |