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#3700A0

#3700a0 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3700a0 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.57% red, 0% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.63% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 260.63°, 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 12.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0335

Complementary

  1. #3700a0
  2. #69a000

Split complementary

  1. #3700a0
  2. #a08700
  3. #19a000

Analogous

  1. #0019a0
  2. #3700a0
  3. #8700a0

Triadic

  1. #3700a0
  2. #a03700
  3. #00a037

Tetradic

  1. #3700a0
  2. #a00069
  3. #69a000
  4. #00a037

Square

  1. #3700a0
  2. #a00019
  3. #69a000
  4. #00a087

Monochromatic

  1. #070014
  2. #1d0053
  3. #3700a0
  4. #5100ec
  5. #7e3aff

Shades

#3700a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3700a0
  2. #320090
  3. #2c0080
  4. #270070
  5. #210060
  6. #1c0050
  7. #160040
  8. #110030
  9. #0b0020
  10. #060010
  11. #000000

Tints

#3700a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3700a0
  2. #4b1aaa
  3. #5f33b3
  4. #734dbd
  5. #8766c6
  6. #9b80d0
  7. #af99d9
  8. #c3b3e3
  9. #d7ccec
  10. #ebe6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3700a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3700a0
  2. #3e0d9d
  3. #461a9a
  4. #4d2696
  5. #543393
  6. #5c4090
  7. #634d8d
  8. #6a5a8a
  9. #716686
  10. #797383
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #352770 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0038a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002e9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003e5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002aa2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00239f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #13307d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3700a0 {
  color: #3700a0;
}
Background
.bg-3700a0 {
  background-color: #3700a0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3700a0 {
  border: 2px solid #3700a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3700a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 55 0 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 100% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3700a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3700a0, #8700a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3700a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(55 0 160 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.04 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.09 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.49 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.51 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.72 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.75 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.33 #c8ff5f Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3700a0  rgb(55, 0, 160)  hsl(261, 100%, 31%)  Zaffre
#69a000  rgb(105, 160, 0)  hsl(81, 100%, 31%)  Olive Drab
#a03700  rgb(160, 55, 0)  hsl(21, 100%, 31%)  Rust
#00a037  rgb(0, 160, 55)  hsl(141, 100%, 31%)  Islamic Green