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#3300A3

#3300a3 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3300a3 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 0% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.71% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 258.77°, with 100% saturation and 31.96% 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 12.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.6.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0335

Complementary

  1. #3300a3
  2. #70a300

Split complementary

  1. #3300a3
  2. #a38400
  3. #1fa300

Analogous

  1. #001fa3
  2. #3300a3
  3. #8400a3

Triadic

  1. #3300a3
  2. #a33300
  3. #00a333

Tetradic

  1. #3300a3
  2. #a30070
  3. #70a300
  4. #00a333

Square

  1. #3300a3
  2. #a3001f
  3. #70a300
  4. #00a384

Monochromatic

  1. #060014
  2. #1b0056
  3. #3300a3
  4. #4b00ef
  5. #7a3dff

Shades

#3300a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3300a3
  2. #2e0093
  3. #290082
  4. #240072
  5. #1f0062
  6. #1a0052
  7. #140041
  8. #0f0031
  9. #0a0021
  10. #050010
  11. #000000

Tints

#3300a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3300a3
  2. #471aac
  3. #5c33b5
  4. #704dbf
  5. #8566c8
  6. #9980d1
  7. #ad99da
  8. #c2b3e3
  9. #d6cced
  10. #ebe6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3300a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3300a3
  2. #3b0da0
  3. #421a9c
  4. #4a2699
  5. #523395
  6. #5a4092
  7. #614d8e
  8. #695a8b
  9. #716687
  10. #787384
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #332771 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0038a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002da1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00405e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002ba5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0022a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00317f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3300a3 {
  color: #3300a3;
}
Background
.bg-3300a3 {
  background-color: #3300a3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3300a3 {
  border: 2px solid #3300a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3300a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 0 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3300a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3300a3, #8400a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3300a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 0 163 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.60 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.01 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.27 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.39 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.06 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.06 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.33 #ccff5c Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3300a3  rgb(51, 0, 163)  hsl(259, 100%, 32%)  Zaffre
#70a300  rgb(112, 163, 0)  hsl(79, 100%, 32%)  Apple Green
#a33300  rgb(163, 51, 0)  hsl(19, 100%, 32%)  Rust
#00a333  rgb(0, 163, 51)  hsl(139, 100%, 32%)  Islamic Green