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#3900A5

#3900a5 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3900a5 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 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.45% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 260.73°, with 100% saturation and 32.35% 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 12.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0359

Complementary

  1. #3900a5
  2. #6ca500

Split complementary

  1. #3900a5
  2. #a58b00
  3. #19a500

Analogous

  1. #0019a5
  2. #3900a5
  3. #8b00a5

Triadic

  1. #3900a5
  2. #a53900
  3. #00a539

Tetradic

  1. #3900a5
  2. #a5006c
  3. #6ca500
  4. #00a539

Square

  1. #3900a5
  2. #a50019
  3. #6ca500
  4. #00a58b

Monochromatic

  1. #070014
  2. #1f0058
  3. #3900a5
  4. #5300f1
  5. #813fff

Shades

#3900a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3900a5
  2. #330095
  3. #2e0084
  4. #280074
  5. #220063
  6. #1d0053
  7. #170042
  8. #110032
  9. #0b0021
  10. #060011
  11. #000000

Tints

#3900a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3900a5
  2. #4d1aae
  3. #6133b7
  4. #744dc0
  5. #8866c9
  6. #9c80d2
  7. #b099db
  8. #c4b3e4
  9. #d7cced
  10. #ebe6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3900a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3900a5
  2. #400da1
  3. #471a9e
  4. #4e269a
  5. #553396
  6. #5d4093
  7. #644d8f
  8. #6b5a8b
  9. #726687
  10. #797384
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #372873 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003aa9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0030a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00415f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002ca7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0024a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #143281 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3900a5 {
  color: #3900a5;
}
Background
.bg-3900a5 {
  background-color: #3900a5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3900a5 {
  border: 2px solid #3900a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3900a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 0 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3900a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3900a5, #8b00a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3900a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 0 165 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.04 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.19 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.70 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.92 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.04 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.34 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.99 #c6ff5a Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3900a5  rgb(57, 0, 165)  hsl(261, 100%, 32%)  Zaffre
#6ca500  rgb(108, 165, 0)  hsl(81, 100%, 32%)  Apple Green
#a53900  rgb(165, 57, 0)  hsl(21, 100%, 32%)  Rust
#00a539  rgb(0, 165, 57)  hsl(141, 100%, 32%)  Islamic Green