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#3500A9

#3500a9 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3500a9 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 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.64% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 258.82°, 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 12.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.64.

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Relative luminance0.0362

Complementary

  1. #3500a9
  2. #74a900

Split complementary

  1. #3500a9
  2. #a98a00
  3. #1fa900

Analogous

  1. #001fa9
  2. #3500a9
  3. #8a00a9

Triadic

  1. #3500a9
  2. #a93500
  3. #00a935

Tetradic

  1. #3500a9
  2. #a90074
  3. #74a900
  4. #00a935

Square

  1. #3500a9
  2. #a9001f
  3. #74a900
  4. #00a98a

Monochromatic

  1. #060014
  2. #1d005d
  3. #3500a9
  4. #4d00f6
  5. #7e43ff

Shades

#3500a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3500a9
  2. #300098
  3. #2a0087
  4. #250076
  5. #200065
  6. #1b0055
  7. #150044
  8. #100033
  9. #0b0022
  10. #050011
  11. #000000

Tints

#3500a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3500a9
  2. #491ab2
  3. #5d33ba
  4. #724dc3
  5. #8666cb
  6. #9a80d4
  7. #ae99dd
  8. #c2b3e5
  9. #d7ccee
  10. #ebe6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3500a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3500a9
  2. #3d0da5
  3. #441aa1
  4. #4c269d
  5. #533399
  6. #5b4095
  7. #624d90
  8. #6a5a8c
  9. #716688
  10. #797384
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #352976 ≈ 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 #0024a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003384 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3500a9 {
  color: #3500a9;
}
Background
.bg-3500a9 {
  background-color: #3500a9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3500a9 {
  border: 2px solid #3500a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3500a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 0 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3500a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3500a9, #8a00a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3500a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 0 169 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.64 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.58 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.76 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.07 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.55 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.78 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.10 #caff56 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3500a9  rgb(53, 0, 169)  hsl(259, 100%, 33%)  Zaffre
#74a900  rgb(116, 169, 0)  hsl(79, 100%, 33%)  Apple Green
#a93500  rgb(169, 53, 0)  hsl(19, 100%, 33%)  Rust
#00a935  rgb(0, 169, 53)  hsl(139, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green