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#3700A4

#3700a4 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3700a4 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 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.46% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 260.12°, with 100% saturation and 32.16% 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 12.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.89.

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Relative luminance0.0349

Complementary

  1. #3700a4
  2. #6da400

Split complementary

  1. #3700a4
  2. #a48900
  3. #1ba400

Analogous

  1. #001ba4
  2. #3700a4
  3. #8900a4

Triadic

  1. #3700a4
  2. #a43700
  3. #00a437

Tetradic

  1. #3700a4
  2. #a4006d
  3. #6da400
  4. #00a437

Square

  1. #3700a4
  2. #a4001b
  3. #6da400
  4. #00a489

Monochromatic

  1. #070014
  2. #1d0058
  3. #3700a4
  4. #5100f1
  5. #7f3eff

Shades

#3700a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3700a4
  2. #320094
  3. #2c0083
  4. #270073
  5. #210062
  6. #1c0052
  7. #160042
  8. #110031
  9. #0b0021
  10. #060010
  11. #000000

Tints

#3700a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3700a4
  2. #4b1aad
  3. #5f33b6
  4. #734dbf
  5. #8766c8
  6. #9b80d2
  7. #af99db
  8. #c3b3e4
  9. #d7cced
  10. #ebe6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3700a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3700a4
  2. #3e0da0
  3. #461a9d
  4. #4d2699
  5. #543396
  6. #5c4092
  7. #634d8e
  8. #6a5a8b
  9. #716687
  10. #797384
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #352872 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0039a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002fa2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00405e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002ca6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0023a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0e3180 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3700a4 {
  color: #3700a4;
}
Background
.bg-3700a4 {
  background-color: #3700a4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3700a4 {
  border: 2px solid #3700a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3700a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 55 0 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3700a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3700a4, #8900a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3700a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(55 0 164 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.89 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.25 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.44 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.79 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.92 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.20 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.73 #c8ff5b Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3700a4  rgb(55, 0, 164)  hsl(260, 100%, 32%)  Zaffre
#6da400  rgb(109, 164, 0)  hsl(80, 100%, 32%)  Apple Green
#a43700  rgb(164, 55, 0)  hsl(20, 100%, 32%)  Rust
#00a437  rgb(0, 164, 55)  hsl(140, 100%, 32%)  Islamic Green