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#3003AA

#3003aa ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3003aa is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 1.18% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.76% cyan, 98.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 256.17°, with 96.53% 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 12.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.13.

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Relative luminance0.036

Complementary

  1. #3003aa
  2. #7daa03

Split complementary

  1. #3003aa
  2. #aa8303
  3. #29aa03

Analogous

  1. #0329aa
  2. #3003aa
  3. #8303aa

Triadic

  1. #3003aa
  2. #aa3003
  3. #03aa30

Tetradic

  1. #3003aa
  2. #aa037d
  3. #7daa03
  4. #03aa30

Square

  1. #3003aa
  2. #aa0329
  3. #7daa03
  4. #03aa83

Monochromatic

  1. #060014
  2. #1b025f
  3. #3003aa
  4. #4504f5
  5. #7a4afc

Shades

#3003aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3003aa
  2. #2b0399
  3. #260288
  4. #220277
  5. #1d0266
  6. #180255
  7. #130144
  8. #0e0133
  9. #0a0122
  10. #050011
  11. #000000

Tints

#3003aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3003aa
  2. #451cb3
  3. #5935bb
  4. #6e4fc4
  5. #8368cc
  6. #9881d5
  7. #ac9add
  8. #c1b3e6
  9. #d6cdee
  10. #eae6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3003aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3003aa
  2. #3810a6
  3. #401ca2
  4. #48299d
  5. #503599
  6. #584295
  7. #604e91
  8. #685b8d
  9. #706788
  10. #787484
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #332976 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003bae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002fa8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004462 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002dac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0023a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003585 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3003aa {
  color: #3003aa;
}
Background
.bg-3003aa {
  background-color: #3003aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3003aa {
  border: 2px solid #3003aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3003aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 3 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 97% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3003aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3003aa, #8303aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3003aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 3 170 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.13 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.28 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.59 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.81 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.70 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.86 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.94 #cffc55 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3003aa  rgb(48, 3, 170)  hsl(256, 97%, 34%)  Zaffre
#7daa03  rgb(125, 170, 3)  hsl(76, 97%, 34%)  Apple Green
#aa3003  rgb(170, 48, 3)  hsl(16, 97%, 34%)  Rufous
#03aa30  rgb(3, 170, 48)  hsl(136, 97%, 34%)  Kelly Green