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#3E05AB

#3e05ab ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3e05ab is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 1.96% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.74% cyan, 97.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 260.6°, 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 11.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 4.35.

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Relative luminance0.0407

Complementary

  1. #3e05ab
  2. #72ab05

Split complementary

  1. #3e05ab
  2. #ab9105
  3. #1fab05

Analogous

  1. #051fab
  2. #3e05ab
  3. #9105ab

Triadic

  1. #3e05ab
  2. #ab3e05
  3. #05ab3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e05ab
  2. #ab0572
  3. #72ab05
  4. #05ab3e

Square

  1. #3e05ab
  2. #ab051f
  3. #72ab05
  4. #05ab91

Monochromatic

  1. #080116
  2. #230361
  3. #3e05ab
  4. #5907f5
  5. #8a4ffa

Shades

#3e05ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e05ab
  2. #38059a
  3. #320489
  4. #2b0478
  5. #250367
  6. #1f0356
  7. #190244
  8. #130233
  9. #0c0122
  10. #060111
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e05ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e05ab
  2. #511eb3
  3. #6537bc
  4. #7850c4
  5. #8b69cd
  6. #9f82d5
  7. #b29bdd
  8. #c5b4e6
  9. #d8cdee
  10. #ece6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e05ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e05ab
  2. #4511a7
  3. #4b1ea2
  4. #522a9e
  5. #58369a
  6. #5f4396
  7. #664f91
  8. #6c5b8d
  9. #736789
  10. #797484
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b2c78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003daf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0034a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004463 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002fad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0028a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c3586 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e05ab {
  color: #3e05ab;
}
Background
.bg-3e05ab {
  background-color: #3e05ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e05ab {
  border: 2px solid #3e05ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e05ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 5 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e05ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e05ab, #9105ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e05ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 5 171 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.35 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.68 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.45 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.81 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.95 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.13 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.48 #c1fa54 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3e05ab  rgb(62, 5, 171)  hsl(261, 94%, 35%)  Zaffre
#72ab05  rgb(114, 171, 5)  hsl(81, 94%, 35%)  Apple Green
#ab3e05  rgb(171, 62, 5)  hsl(21, 94%, 35%)  Rust
#05ab3e  rgb(5, 171, 62)  hsl(141, 94%, 35%)  Medium Sea Green