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#3A00A8

#3a00a8 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3a00a8 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 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.48% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 260.71°, with 100% saturation and 32.94% 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 12.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.0373

Complementary

  1. #3a00a8
  2. #6ea800

Split complementary

  1. #3a00a8
  2. #a88e00
  3. #1aa800

Analogous

  1. #001aa8
  2. #3a00a8
  3. #8e00a8

Triadic

  1. #3a00a8
  2. #a83a00
  3. #00a83a

Tetradic

  1. #3a00a8
  2. #a8006e
  3. #6ea800
  4. #00a83a

Square

  1. #3a00a8
  2. #a8001a
  3. #6ea800
  4. #00a88e

Monochromatic

  1. #070014
  2. #20005b
  3. #3a00a8
  4. #5400f4
  5. #8342ff

Shades

#3a00a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a00a8
  2. #340097
  3. #2e0086
  4. #290076
  5. #230065
  6. #1d0054
  7. #170043
  8. #110032
  9. #0c0022
  10. #060011
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a00a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a00a8
  2. #4e1ab1
  3. #6133b9
  4. #754dc2
  5. #8966cb
  6. #9d80d4
  7. #b099dc
  8. #c4b3e5
  9. #d8ccee
  10. #ebe6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a00a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a00a8
  2. #410da4
  3. #481aa0
  4. #4f269c
  5. #563398
  6. #5d4094
  7. #644d90
  8. #6b5a8c
  9. #726688
  10. #797384
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #382975 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003bac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0031a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004261 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002daa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0025a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #143383 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a00a8 {
  color: #3a00a8;
}
Background
.bg-3a00a8 {
  background-color: #3a00a8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a00a8 {
  border: 2px solid #3a00a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a00a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 0 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a00a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a00a8, #8e00a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a00a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 0 168 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.08 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.87 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.07 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.20 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.37 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.72 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.37 #c5ff57 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3a00a8  rgb(58, 0, 168)  hsl(261, 100%, 33%)  Zaffre
#6ea800  rgb(110, 168, 0)  hsl(81, 100%, 33%)  Apple Green
#a83a00  rgb(168, 58, 0)  hsl(21, 100%, 33%)  Rust
#00a83a  rgb(0, 168, 58)  hsl(141, 100%, 33%)  Shamrock Green