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#3F00A6

#3f00a6 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3f00a6 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 0% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.05% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 262.77°, with 100% saturation and 32.55% 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 11.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 4.61.

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Relative luminance0.0381

Complementary

  1. #3f00a6
  2. #67a600

Split complementary

  1. #3f00a6
  2. #a69200
  3. #14a600

Analogous

  1. #0014a6
  2. #3f00a6
  3. #9200a6

Triadic

  1. #3f00a6
  2. #a63f00
  3. #00a63f

Tetradic

  1. #3f00a6
  2. #a60067
  3. #67a600
  4. #00a63f

Square

  1. #3f00a6
  2. #a60014
  3. #67a600
  4. #00a692

Monochromatic

  1. #080014
  2. #22005a
  3. #3f00a6
  4. #5c00f3
  5. #8840ff

Shades

#3f00a6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f00a6
  2. #390095
  3. #320085
  4. #2c0074
  5. #260064
  6. #200053
  7. #190042
  8. #130032
  9. #0d0021
  10. #060011
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f00a6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f00a6
  2. #521aaf
  3. #6533b8
  4. #794dc1
  5. #8c66ca
  6. #9f80d3
  7. #b299db
  8. #c5b3e4
  9. #d9cced
  10. #ece6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f00a6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f00a6
  2. #460da2
  3. #4c1a9e
  4. #53269b
  5. #593397
  6. #604093
  7. #664d8f
  8. #6d5a8b
  9. #736688
  10. #7a7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a2a74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003baa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0032a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004160 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002da8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0026a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #233282 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f00a6 {
  color: #3f00a6;
}
Background
.bg-3f00a6 {
  background-color: #3f00a6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f00a6 {
  border: 2px solid #3f00a6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f00a6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 0 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f00a6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f00a6, #9200a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f00a6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 0 166 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.61 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.34 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.73 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.36 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.58 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.67 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.60 #c0ff59 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3f00a6  rgb(63, 0, 166)  hsl(263, 100%, 33%)  Zaffre
#67a600  rgb(103, 166, 0)  hsl(83, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green
#a63f00  rgb(166, 63, 0)  hsl(23, 100%, 33%)  Rust
#00a63f  rgb(0, 166, 63)  hsl(143, 100%, 33%)  Shamrock Green