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#3701AC

#3701ac ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3701ac is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.57% red, 0.39% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.02% cyan, 99.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 258.95°, 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 11.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.0381

Complementary

  1. #3701ac
  2. #76ac01

Split complementary

  1. #3701ac
  2. #ac8c01
  3. #20ac01

Analogous

  1. #0120ac
  2. #3701ac
  3. #8c01ac

Triadic

  1. #3701ac
  2. #ac3701
  3. #01ac37

Tetradic

  1. #3701ac
  2. #ac0176
  3. #76ac01
  4. #01ac37

Square

  1. #3701ac
  2. #ac0120
  3. #76ac01
  4. #01ac8c

Monochromatic

  1. #060014
  2. #1f0160
  3. #3701ac
  4. #4f01f8
  5. #8248fe

Shades

#3701ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3701ac
  2. #32019b
  3. #2c018a
  4. #270178
  5. #210167
  6. #1c0156
  7. #160045
  8. #110034
  9. #0b0022
  10. #060011
  11. #000000

Tints

#3701ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3701ac
  2. #4b1ab4
  3. #5f34bd
  4. #734dc5
  5. #8767cd
  6. #9b80d6
  7. #af99de
  8. #c3b3e6
  9. #d7ccee
  10. #ebe6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3701ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3701ac
  2. #3e0ea8
  3. #461aa3
  4. #4d279f
  5. #54349a
  6. #5c4196
  7. #634d92
  8. #6a5a8d
  9. #716789
  10. #797384
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #372a78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003cb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0031a9 ≈ 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-3701ac {
  color: #3701ac;
}
Background
.bg-3701ac {
  background-color: #3701ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3701ac {
  border: 2px solid #3701ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3701ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 55 1 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 99% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3701ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3701ac, #8c01ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3701ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(55 1 172 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.79 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.28 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.24 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.48 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.79 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.16 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.25 #c8fe53 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3701ac  rgb(55, 1, 172)  hsl(259, 99%, 34%)  Zaffre
#76ac01  rgb(118, 172, 1)  hsl(79, 99%, 34%)  Apple Green
#ac3701  rgb(172, 55, 1)  hsl(19, 99%, 34%)  Rust
#01ac37  rgb(1, 172, 55)  hsl(139, 99%, 34%)  Kelly Green