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#3300A9

#3300a9 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3300a9 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 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.82% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 258.11°, 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 12.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.49.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0357

Complementary

  1. #3300a9
  2. #76a900

Split complementary

  1. #3300a9
  2. #a98800
  3. #21a900

Analogous

  1. #0021a9
  2. #3300a9
  3. #8800a9

Triadic

  1. #3300a9
  2. #a93300
  3. #00a933

Tetradic

  1. #3300a9
  2. #a90076
  3. #76a900
  4. #00a933

Square

  1. #3300a9
  2. #a90021
  3. #76a900
  4. #00a988

Monochromatic

  1. #060014
  2. #1c005d
  3. #3300a9
  4. #4a00f6
  5. #7c43ff

Shades

#3300a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3300a9
  2. #2e0098
  3. #290087
  4. #240076
  5. #1f0065
  6. #1a0055
  7. #140044
  8. #0f0033
  9. #0a0022
  10. #050011
  11. #000000

Tints

#3300a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3300a9
  2. #471ab2
  3. #5c33ba
  4. #704dc3
  5. #8566cb
  6. #9980d4
  7. #ad99dd
  8. #c2b3e5
  9. #d6ccee
  10. #ebe6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3300a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3300a9
  2. #3b0da5
  3. #421aa1
  4. #4a269d
  5. #523399
  6. #5a4095
  7. #614d90
  8. #695a8c
  9. #716688
  10. #787384
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #342876 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003bad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002fa7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004361 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002dab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0023a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003384 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3300a9 {
  color: #3300a9;
}
Background
.bg-3300a9 {
  background-color: #3300a9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3300a9 {
  border: 2px solid #3300a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3300a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 0 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3300a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3300a9, #8800a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3300a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 0 169 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.49 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.52 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.61 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.93 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.65 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.78 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.00 #ccff56 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3300a9  rgb(51, 0, 169)  hsl(258, 100%, 33%)  Zaffre
#76a900  rgb(118, 169, 0)  hsl(78, 100%, 33%)  Apple Green
#a93300  rgb(169, 51, 0)  hsl(18, 100%, 33%)  Rust
#00a933  rgb(0, 169, 51)  hsl(138, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green