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#3500A0

#3500a0 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3500a0 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 0% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.88% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 259.88°, with 100% saturation and 31.37% 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 12.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.88.

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Relative luminance0.0329

Complementary

  1. #3500a0
  2. #6ba000

Split complementary

  1. #3500a0
  2. #a08500
  3. #1ba000

Analogous

  1. #001ba0
  2. #3500a0
  3. #8500a0

Triadic

  1. #3500a0
  2. #a03500
  3. #00a035

Tetradic

  1. #3500a0
  2. #a0006b
  3. #6ba000
  4. #00a035

Square

  1. #3500a0
  2. #a0001b
  3. #6ba000
  4. #00a085

Monochromatic

  1. #070014
  2. #1c0053
  3. #3500a0
  4. #4e00ec
  5. #7b3aff

Shades

#3500a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3500a0
  2. #300090
  3. #2a0080
  4. #250070
  5. #200060
  6. #1b0050
  7. #150040
  8. #100030
  9. #0b0020
  10. #050010
  11. #000000

Tints

#3500a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3500a0
  2. #491aaa
  3. #5d33b3
  4. #724dbd
  5. #8666c6
  6. #9a80d0
  7. #ae99d9
  8. #c2b3e3
  9. #d7ccec
  10. #ebe6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3500a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3500a0
  2. #3d0d9d
  3. #441a9a
  4. #4c2696
  5. #533393
  6. #5b4090
  7. #624d8d
  8. #6a5a8a
  9. #716686
  10. #797383
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #34266f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0038a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002d9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003f5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002aa2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00229f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0b307d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3500a0 {
  color: #3500a0;
}
Background
.bg-3500a0 {
  background-color: #3500a0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3500a0 {
  border: 2px solid #3500a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3500a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 0 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 100% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3500a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3500a0, #8500a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3500a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 0 160 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.88 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.91 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.32 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.64 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.70 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.71 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.17 #caff5f Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3500a0  rgb(53, 0, 160)  hsl(260, 100%, 31%)  Zaffre
#6ba000  rgb(107, 160, 0)  hsl(80, 100%, 31%)  Olive Drab
#a03500  rgb(160, 53, 0)  hsl(20, 100%, 31%)  Rust
#00a035  rgb(0, 160, 53)  hsl(140, 100%, 31%)  Islamic Green