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#2F00A9

#2f00a9 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f00a9 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 0% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.19% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 256.69°, with 100% saturation and 33.14% 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 12.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.2.

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Relative luminance0.0347

Complementary

  1. #2f00a9
  2. #7aa900

Split complementary

  1. #2f00a9
  2. #a98400
  3. #25a900

Analogous

  1. #0025a9
  2. #2f00a9
  3. #8400a9

Triadic

  1. #2f00a9
  2. #a92f00
  3. #00a92f

Tetradic

  1. #2f00a9
  2. #a9007a
  3. #7aa900
  4. #00a92f

Square

  1. #2f00a9
  2. #a90025
  3. #7aa900
  4. #00a984

Monochromatic

  1. #060014
  2. #1a005d
  3. #2f00a9
  4. #4400f6
  5. #7743ff

Shades

#2f00a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f00a9
  2. #2a0098
  3. #260087
  4. #210076
  5. #1c0065
  6. #180055
  7. #130044
  8. #0e0033
  9. #090022
  10. #050011
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f00a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f00a9
  2. #441ab2
  3. #5933ba
  4. #6d4dc3
  5. #8266cb
  6. #9780d4
  7. #ac99dd
  8. #c1b3e5
  9. #d5ccee
  10. #eae6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f00a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f00a9
  2. #370da5
  3. #3f1aa1
  4. #47269d
  5. #4f3399
  6. #584095
  7. #604d90
  8. #685a8c
  9. #706688
  10. #787384
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #322875 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003aad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002da7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004361 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002cab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0022a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003484 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f00a9 {
  color: #2f00a9;
}
Background
.bg-2f00a9 {
  background-color: #2f00a9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f00a9 {
  border: 2px solid #2f00a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f00a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 0 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f00a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f00a9, #8400a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f00a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 0 169 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.20 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.45 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.35 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.67 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.76 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.77 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.82 #d0ff56 Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#2f00a9  rgb(47, 0, 169)  hsl(257, 100%, 33%)  Zaffre
#7aa900  rgb(122, 169, 0)  hsl(77, 100%, 33%)  Apple Green
#a92f00  rgb(169, 47, 0)  hsl(17, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
#00a92f  rgb(0, 169, 47)  hsl(137, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green