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#2501AC

#2501ac ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2501ac is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 0.39% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.49% cyan, 99.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 252.63°, with 98.84% saturation and 33.92% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.62.

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Relative luminance0.0339

Complementary

  1. #2501ac
  2. #88ac01

Split complementary

  1. #2501ac
  2. #ac7a01
  3. #33ac01

Analogous

  1. #0133ac
  2. #2501ac
  3. #7a01ac

Triadic

  1. #2501ac
  2. #ac2501
  3. #01ac25

Tetradic

  1. #2501ac
  2. #ac0188
  3. #88ac01
  4. #01ac25

Square

  1. #2501ac
  2. #ac0133
  3. #88ac01
  4. #01ac7a

Monochromatic

  1. #040014
  2. #150160
  3. #2501ac
  4. #3501f8
  5. #6e48fe

Shades

#2501ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2501ac
  2. #21019b
  3. #1e018a
  4. #1a0178
  5. #160167
  6. #130156
  7. #0f0045
  8. #0b0034
  9. #070022
  10. #040011
  11. #000000

Tints

#2501ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2501ac
  2. #3b1ab4
  3. #5134bd
  4. #664dc5
  5. #7c67cd
  6. #9280d6
  7. #a899de
  8. #beb3e6
  9. #d3ccee
  10. #e9e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2501ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2501ac
  2. #2e0ea8
  3. #371aa3
  4. #40279f
  5. #49349a
  6. #534196
  7. #5c4d92
  8. #655a8d
  9. #6e6789
  10. #777384
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2e2777 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003bb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002caa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004563 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002dae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0021ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003587 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2501ac {
  color: #2501ac;
}
Background
.bg-2501ac {
  background-color: #2501ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2501ac {
  border: 2px solid #2501ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2501ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 1 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 99% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2501ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2501ac, #7a01ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2501ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 1 172 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.62 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.98 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.21 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.49 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.51 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.70 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.17 #dafe53 Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#2501ac  rgb(37, 1, 172)  hsl(253, 99%, 34%)  Zaffre
#88ac01  rgb(136, 172, 1)  hsl(73, 99%, 34%)  Apple Green
#ac2501  rgb(172, 37, 1)  hsl(13, 99%, 34%)  Rufous
#01ac25  rgb(1, 172, 37)  hsl(133, 99%, 34%)  Kelly Green