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#3700A6

#3700a6 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3700a6 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 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.87% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 259.88°, with 100% saturation and 32.55% 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 12.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.84.

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Relative luminance0.0357

Complementary

  1. #3700a6
  2. #6fa600

Split complementary

  1. #3700a6
  2. #a68a00
  3. #1ca600

Analogous

  1. #001ca6
  2. #3700a6
  3. #8a00a6

Triadic

  1. #3700a6
  2. #a63700
  3. #00a637

Tetradic

  1. #3700a6
  2. #a6006f
  3. #6fa600
  4. #00a637

Square

  1. #3700a6
  2. #a6001c
  3. #6fa600
  4. #00a68a

Monochromatic

  1. #070014
  2. #1e005a
  3. #3700a6
  4. #5000f3
  5. #7f40ff

Shades

#3700a6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3700a6
  2. #320095
  3. #2c0085
  4. #270074
  5. #210064
  6. #1c0053
  7. #160042
  8. #110032
  9. #0b0021
  10. #060011
  11. #000000

Tints

#3700a6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3700a6
  2. #4b1aaf
  3. #5f33b8
  4. #734dc1
  5. #8766ca
  6. #9b80d3
  7. #af99db
  8. #c3b3e4
  9. #d7cced
  10. #ebe6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3700a6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3700a6
  2. #3e0da2
  3. #461a9e
  4. #4d269b
  5. #543397
  6. #5c4093
  7. #634d8f
  8. #6a5a8b
  9. #716688
  10. #797384
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #362874 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003aaa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002fa4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004160 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002ca8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0024a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0a3282 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3700a6 {
  color: #3700a6;
}
Background
.bg-3700a6 {
  background-color: #3700a6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3700a6 {
  border: 2px solid #3700a6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3700a6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 55 0 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3700a6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3700a6, #8a00a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3700a6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(55 0 166 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.84 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.00 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.62 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.96 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.13 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.44 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.94 #c8ff59 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3700a6  rgb(55, 0, 166)  hsl(260, 100%, 33%)  Zaffre
#6fa600  rgb(111, 166, 0)  hsl(80, 100%, 33%)  Apple Green
#a63700  rgb(166, 55, 0)  hsl(20, 100%, 33%)  Rust
#00a637  rgb(0, 166, 55)  hsl(140, 100%, 33%)  Islamic Green