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#3A05AB

#3a05ab ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3a05ab is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 1.96% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.08% cyan, 97.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 259.16°, with 94.32% saturation and 34.51% 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 11.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.94.

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Relative luminance0.0395

Complementary

  1. #3a05ab
  2. #76ab05

Split complementary

  1. #3a05ab
  2. #ab8d05
  3. #23ab05

Analogous

  1. #0523ab
  2. #3a05ab
  3. #8d05ab

Triadic

  1. #3a05ab
  2. #ab3a05
  3. #05ab3a

Tetradic

  1. #3a05ab
  2. #ab0576
  3. #76ab05
  4. #05ab3a

Square

  1. #3a05ab
  2. #ab0523
  3. #76ab05
  4. #05ab8d

Monochromatic

  1. #080116
  2. #210361
  3. #3a05ab
  4. #5307f5
  5. #864ffa

Shades

#3a05ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a05ab
  2. #34059a
  3. #2e0489
  4. #290478
  5. #230367
  6. #1d0356
  7. #170244
  8. #110233
  9. #0c0122
  10. #060111
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a05ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a05ab
  2. #4e1eb3
  3. #6137bc
  4. #7550c4
  5. #8969cd
  6. #9d82d5
  7. #b09bdd
  8. #c4b4e6
  9. #d8cdee
  10. #ebe6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a05ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a05ab
  2. #4111a7
  3. #481ea2
  4. #4f2a9e
  5. #56369a
  6. #5d4396
  7. #644f91
  8. #6b5b8d
  9. #726789
  10. #797484
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #392b78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003daf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0032a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004463 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002fad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0027aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #103586 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a05ab {
  color: #3a05ab;
}
Background
.bg-3a05ab {
  background-color: #3a05ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a05ab {
  border: 2px solid #3a05ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a05ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 5 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a05ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a05ab, #8d05ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a05ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 5 171 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.94 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.47 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.47 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.61 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.61 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.05 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.20 #c5fa54 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3a05ab  rgb(58, 5, 171)  hsl(259, 94%, 35%)  Zaffre
#76ab05  rgb(118, 171, 5)  hsl(79, 94%, 35%)  Apple Green
#ab3a05  rgb(171, 58, 5)  hsl(19, 94%, 35%)  Rust
#05ab3a  rgb(5, 171, 58)  hsl(139, 94%, 35%)  Kelly Green