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#3601AC

#3601ac ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3601ac is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 0.39% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.6% cyan, 99.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 258.6°, with 98.84% 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 11.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.7.

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Relative luminance0.0378

Complementary

  1. #3601ac
  2. #77ac01

Split complementary

  1. #3601ac
  2. #ac8c01
  3. #21ac01

Analogous

  1. #0121ac
  2. #3601ac
  3. #8c01ac

Triadic

  1. #3601ac
  2. #ac3601
  3. #01ac36

Tetradic

  1. #3601ac
  2. #ac0177
  3. #77ac01
  4. #01ac36

Square

  1. #3601ac
  2. #ac0121
  3. #77ac01
  4. #01ac8c

Monochromatic

  1. #060014
  2. #1e0160
  3. #3601ac
  4. #4e01f8
  5. #8048fe

Shades

#3601ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3601ac
  2. #31019b
  3. #2b018a
  4. #260178
  5. #200167
  6. #1b0156
  7. #160045
  8. #100034
  9. #0b0022
  10. #050011
  11. #000000

Tints

#3601ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3601ac
  2. #4a1ab4
  3. #5e34bd
  4. #724dc5
  5. #8667cd
  6. #9b80d6
  7. #af99de
  8. #c3b3e6
  9. #d7ccee
  10. #ebe6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3601ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3601ac
  2. #3d0ea8
  3. #451aa3
  4. #4c279f
  5. #54349a
  6. #5b4196
  7. #624d92
  8. #6a5a8d
  9. #716789
  10. #797384
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #362a78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003cb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0030a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004463 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002eae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0025aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003587 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3601ac {
  color: #3601ac;
}
Background
.bg-3601ac {
  background-color: #3601ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3601ac {
  border: 2px solid #3601ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3601ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 1 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 99% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3601ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3601ac, #8c01ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3601ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 1 172 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.70 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.24 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.16 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.41 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.83 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.15 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.19 #c9fe53 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3601ac  rgb(54, 1, 172)  hsl(259, 99%, 34%)  Zaffre
#77ac01  rgb(119, 172, 1)  hsl(79, 99%, 34%)  Apple Green
#ac3601  rgb(172, 54, 1)  hsl(19, 99%, 34%)  Rust
#01ac36  rgb(1, 172, 54)  hsl(139, 99%, 34%)  Kelly Green