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#3E00A0

#3e00a0 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3e00a0 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 0% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.25% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 263.25°, with 100% saturation and 31.37% 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 12.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 4.69.

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Relative luminance0.0356

Complementary

  1. #3e00a0
  2. #62a000

Split complementary

  1. #3e00a0
  2. #a08e00
  3. #12a000

Analogous

  1. #0012a0
  2. #3e00a0
  3. #8e00a0

Triadic

  1. #3e00a0
  2. #a03e00
  3. #00a03e

Tetradic

  1. #3e00a0
  2. #a00062
  3. #62a000
  4. #00a03e

Square

  1. #3e00a0
  2. #a00012
  3. #62a000
  4. #00a08e

Monochromatic

  1. #080014
  2. #200053
  3. #3e00a0
  4. #5c00ec
  5. #863aff

Shades

#3e00a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e00a0
  2. #380090
  3. #320080
  4. #2b0070
  5. #250060
  6. #1f0050
  7. #190040
  8. #130030
  9. #0c0020
  10. #060010
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e00a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e00a0
  2. #511aaa
  3. #6533b3
  4. #784dbd
  5. #8b66c6
  6. #9f80d0
  7. #b299d9
  8. #c5b3e3
  9. #d8ccec
  10. #ece6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e00a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e00a0
  2. #450d9d
  3. #4b1a9a
  4. #522696
  5. #583393
  6. #5f4090
  7. #664d8d
  8. #6c5a8a
  9. #736686
  10. #797383
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #392870 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0039a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00319e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003e5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002ba2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00259f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #242f7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e00a0 {
  color: #3e00a0;
}
Background
.bg-3e00a0 {
  background-color: #3e00a0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e00a0 {
  border: 2px solid #3e00a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e00a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 0 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 100% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e00a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e00a0, #8e00a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e00a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 0 160 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.69 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.06 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.81 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.84 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.01 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.17 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.97 #c1ff5f Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3e00a0  rgb(62, 0, 160)  hsl(263, 100%, 31%)  Zaffre
#62a000  rgb(98, 160, 0)  hsl(83, 100%, 31%)  Olive Drab
#a03e00  rgb(160, 62, 0)  hsl(23, 100%, 31%)  Saddle Brown
#00a03e  rgb(0, 160, 62)  hsl(143, 100%, 31%)  Shamrock Green