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#3B01AC

#3b01ac ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3b01ac is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 0.39% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.7% cyan, 99.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 260.35°, with 98.84% saturation and 33.92% 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 11.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 4.15.

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Relative luminance0.0393

Complementary

  1. #3b01ac
  2. #72ac01

Split complementary

  1. #3b01ac
  2. #ac9001
  3. #1dac01

Analogous

  1. #011dac
  2. #3b01ac
  3. #9001ac

Triadic

  1. #3b01ac
  2. #ac3b01
  3. #01ac3b

Tetradic

  1. #3b01ac
  2. #ac0172
  3. #72ac01
  4. #01ac3b

Square

  1. #3b01ac
  2. #ac011d
  3. #72ac01
  4. #01ac90

Monochromatic

  1. #070014
  2. #210160
  3. #3b01ac
  4. #5501f8
  5. #8648fe

Shades

#3b01ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3b01ac
  2. #35019b
  3. #2f018a
  4. #290178
  5. #230167
  6. #1e0156
  7. #180045
  8. #120034
  9. #0c0022
  10. #060011
  11. #000000

Tints

#3b01ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3b01ac
  2. #4f1ab4
  3. #6234bd
  4. #764dc5
  5. #8967cd
  6. #9d80d6
  7. #b199de
  8. #c4b3e6
  9. #d8ccee
  10. #ebe6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3b01ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3b01ac
  2. #420ea8
  3. #491aa3
  4. #50279f
  5. #57349a
  6. #5e4196
  7. #644d92
  8. #6b5a8d
  9. #726789
  10. #797384
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.76:1 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 #003db0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0032a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004463 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002eae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0026aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #123487 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3b01ac {
  color: #3b01ac;
}
Background
.bg-3b01ac {
  background-color: #3b01ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3b01ac {
  border: 2px solid #3b01ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3b01ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 1 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 99% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3b01ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3b01ac, #9001ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3b01ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 1 172 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.15 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.45 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.55 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.62 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.79 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.21 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.49 #c4fe53 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3b01ac  rgb(59, 1, 172)  hsl(260, 99%, 34%)  Zaffre
#72ac01  rgb(114, 172, 1)  hsl(80, 99%, 34%)  Apple Green
#ac3b01  rgb(172, 59, 1)  hsl(20, 99%, 34%)  Rust
#01ac3b  rgb(1, 172, 59)  hsl(140, 99%, 34%)  Kelly Green