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#3A00A0

#3a00a0 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3a00a0 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 0% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.75% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 261.75°, 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 12.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 4.31.

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Relative luminance0.0344

Complementary

  1. #3a00a0
  2. #66a000

Split complementary

  1. #3a00a0
  2. #a08a00
  3. #16a000

Analogous

  1. #0016a0
  2. #3a00a0
  3. #8a00a0

Triadic

  1. #3a00a0
  2. #a03a00
  3. #00a03a

Tetradic

  1. #3a00a0
  2. #a00066
  3. #66a000
  4. #00a03a

Square

  1. #3a00a0
  2. #a00016
  3. #66a000
  4. #00a08a

Monochromatic

  1. #070014
  2. #1e0053
  3. #3a00a0
  4. #5600ec
  5. #813aff

Shades

#3a00a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a00a0
  2. #340090
  3. #2e0080
  4. #290070
  5. #230060
  6. #1d0050
  7. #170040
  8. #110030
  9. #0c0020
  10. #060010
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a00a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a00a0
  2. #4e1aaa
  3. #6133b3
  4. #754dbd
  5. #8966c6
  6. #9d80d0
  7. #b099d9
  8. #c4b3e3
  9. #d8ccec
  10. #ebe6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a00a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a00a0
  2. #410d9d
  3. #481a9a
  4. #4f2696
  5. #563393
  6. #5d4090
  7. #644d8d
  8. #6b5a8a
  9. #726686
  10. #797383
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #372770 ≈ 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 #1b307d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a00a0 {
  color: #3a00a0;
}
Background
.bg-3a00a0 {
  background-color: #3a00a0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a00a0 {
  border: 2px solid #3a00a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a00a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 0 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 100% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a00a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a00a0, #8a00a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a00a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 0 160 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.31 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.31 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.39 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.75 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.77 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.85 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.59 #c5ff5f Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3a00a0  rgb(58, 0, 160)  hsl(262, 100%, 31%)  Zaffre
#66a000  rgb(102, 160, 0)  hsl(82, 100%, 31%)  Olive Drab
#a03a00  rgb(160, 58, 0)  hsl(22, 100%, 31%)  Rust
#00a03a  rgb(0, 160, 58)  hsl(142, 100%, 31%)  Islamic Green