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#3B05AB

#3b05ab ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3b05ab is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 1.96% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.5% cyan, 97.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 259.52°, 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 11.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 4.04.

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Relative luminance0.0398

Complementary

  1. #3b05ab
  2. #75ab05

Split complementary

  1. #3b05ab
  2. #ab8e05
  3. #22ab05

Analogous

  1. #0522ab
  2. #3b05ab
  3. #8e05ab

Triadic

  1. #3b05ab
  2. #ab3b05
  3. #05ab3b

Tetradic

  1. #3b05ab
  2. #ab0575
  3. #75ab05
  4. #05ab3b

Square

  1. #3b05ab
  2. #ab0522
  3. #75ab05
  4. #05ab8e

Monochromatic

  1. #080116
  2. #210361
  3. #3b05ab
  4. #5507f5
  5. #874ffa

Shades

#3b05ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3b05ab
  2. #35059a
  3. #2f0489
  4. #290478
  5. #230367
  6. #1e0356
  7. #180244
  8. #120233
  9. #0c0122
  10. #060111
  11. #000000

Tints

#3b05ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3b05ab
  2. #4f1eb3
  3. #6237bc
  4. #7650c4
  5. #8969cd
  6. #9d82d5
  7. #b19bdd
  8. #c4b4e6
  9. #d8cdee
  10. #ebe6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3b05ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3b05ab
  2. #4211a7
  3. #491ea2
  4. #502a9e
  5. #57369a
  6. #5e4396
  7. #644f91
  8. #6b5b8d
  9. #726789
  10. #797484
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.8:1 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 #0033a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004463 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002fad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0027aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #133586 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3b05ab {
  color: #3b05ab;
}
Background
.bg-3b05ab {
  background-color: #3b05ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3b05ab {
  border: 2px solid #3b05ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3b05ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 5 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3b05ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3b05ab, #8e05ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3b05ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 5 171 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.04 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.52 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.55 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.57 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.69 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.07 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.26 #c4fa54 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3b05ab  rgb(59, 5, 171)  hsl(260, 94%, 35%)  Zaffre
#75ab05  rgb(117, 171, 5)  hsl(80, 94%, 35%)  Apple Green
#ab3b05  rgb(171, 59, 5)  hsl(20, 94%, 35%)  Rust
#05ab3b  rgb(5, 171, 59)  hsl(140, 94%, 35%)  Kelly Green