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#3900A0

#3900a0 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3900a0 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 0% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.38% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 261.38°, 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 12.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0341

Complementary

  1. #3900a0
  2. #67a000

Split complementary

  1. #3900a0
  2. #a08900
  3. #17a000

Analogous

  1. #0017a0
  2. #3900a0
  3. #8900a0

Triadic

  1. #3900a0
  2. #a03900
  3. #00a039

Tetradic

  1. #3900a0
  2. #a00067
  3. #67a000
  4. #00a039

Square

  1. #3900a0
  2. #a00017
  3. #67a000
  4. #00a089

Monochromatic

  1. #070014
  2. #1e0053
  3. #3900a0
  4. #5400ec
  5. #803aff

Shades

#3900a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3900a0
  2. #330090
  3. #2e0080
  4. #280070
  5. #220060
  6. #1d0050
  7. #170040
  8. #110030
  9. #0b0020
  10. #060010
  11. #000000

Tints

#3900a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3900a0
  2. #4d1aaa
  3. #6133b3
  4. #744dbd
  5. #8866c6
  6. #9c80d0
  7. #b099d9
  8. #c4b3e3
  9. #d7ccec
  10. #ebe6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3900a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3900a0
  2. #400d9d
  3. #471a9a
  4. #4e2696
  5. #553393
  6. #5d4090
  7. #644d8d
  8. #6b5a8a
  9. #726686
  10. #797383
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #362770 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0038a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002f9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003e5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002ba2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00239f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #19307d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3900a0 {
  color: #3900a0;
}
Background
.bg-3900a0 {
  background-color: #3900a0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3900a0 {
  border: 2px solid #3900a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3900a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 0 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 100% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3900a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3900a0, #8900a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3900a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 0 160 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.21 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.29 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.38 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.67 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.74 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.81 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.50 #c6ff5f Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3900a0  rgb(57, 0, 160)  hsl(261, 100%, 31%)  Zaffre
#67a000  rgb(103, 160, 0)  hsl(81, 100%, 31%)  Olive Drab
#a03900  rgb(160, 57, 0)  hsl(21, 100%, 31%)  Rust
#00a039  rgb(0, 160, 57)  hsl(141, 100%, 31%)  Islamic Green