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#3C19A5

#3c19a5 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3c19a5 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 9.8% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.64% cyan, 84.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 255°, with 73.68% saturation and 37.25% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 4.

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Relative luminance0.0437

Complementary

  1. #3c19a5
  2. #82a519

Split complementary

  1. #3c19a5
  2. #a58219
  3. #3ca519

Analogous

  1. #193ca5
  2. #3c19a5
  3. #8219a5

Triadic

  1. #3c19a5
  2. #a53c19
  3. #19a53c

Tetradic

  1. #3c19a5
  2. #a51982
  3. #82a519
  4. #19a53c

Square

  1. #3c19a5
  2. #a5193c
  3. #82a519
  4. #19a582

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0520
  2. #240f63
  3. #3c19a5
  4. #582cdf
  5. #8d6ee9

Shades

#3c19a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c19a5
  2. #361795
  3. #301484
  4. #2a1274
  5. #240f63
  6. #1e0d53
  7. #180a42
  8. #120832
  9. #0c0521
  10. #060311
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c19a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c19a5
  2. #5030ae
  3. #6347b7
  4. #775ec0
  5. #8a75c9
  6. #9e8cd2
  7. #b1a3db
  8. #c5bae4
  9. #d8d1ed
  10. #ece8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c19a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c19a5
  2. #4323a1
  3. #4a2e9e
  4. #50389a
  5. #574296
  6. #5e4d93
  7. #65578f
  8. #6c618b
  9. #726b87
  10. #797684
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3075 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003fa9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004662 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0034a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002da4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c3982 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c19a5 {
  color: #3c19a5;
}
Background
.bg-3c19a5 {
  background-color: #3c19a5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c19a5 {
  border: 2px solid #3c19a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c19a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 25 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 74% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c19a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c19a5, #8219a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c19a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 25 165 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.00 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.44 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.02 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.51 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.54 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.66 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.04 #c3e65a Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3c19a5  rgb(60, 25, 165)  hsl(255, 74%, 37%)  Zaffre
#82a519  rgb(130, 165, 25)  hsl(75, 74%, 37%)  Apple Green
#a53c19  rgb(165, 60, 25)  hsl(15, 74%, 37%)  Rust
#19a53c  rgb(25, 165, 60)  hsl(135, 74%, 37%)  Shamrock Green