Close to Zaffre
#1D00A7
#1D00A7 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Zaffre. In RGB it’s made of 11.4% red, 0% green, and 65.5% blue. Its hue is 250°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #1D00A7.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
13.04:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.61:1 FailThis color as text on white
13.04:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.61:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #1D00A7 as they’d see it.
#1D00A7 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #1D00A7
What color is #1D00A7?
#1D00A7 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Zaffre. In RGB it’s made of 11.4% red, 0% green, and 65.5% blue. Its hue is 250°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #1D00A7 in RGB?
#1D00A7 is rgb(29, 0, 167): 29 red, 0 green, and 167 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #1D00A7 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(83, 100, 0, 35). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #1D00A7?
PANTONE Violet C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #1D00A7?
Its complement #2B3500 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.