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#400A9F

#400a9f ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#400a9f is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 3.92% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.75% cyan, 93.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 261.74°, with 88.17% saturation and 33.14% 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 4.7.

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Relative luminance0.0381

Complementary

  1. #400a9f
  2. #699f0a

Split complementary

  1. #400a9f
  2. #9f8b0a
  3. #1f9f0a

Analogous

  1. #0a1f9f
  2. #400a9f
  3. #8b0a9f

Triadic

  1. #400a9f
  2. #9f400a
  3. #0a9f40

Tetradic

  1. #400a9f
  2. #9f0a69
  3. #699f0a
  4. #0a9f40

Square

  1. #400a9f
  2. #9f0a1f
  3. #699f0a
  4. #0a9f8b

Monochromatic

  1. #080113
  2. #230557
  3. #400a9f
  4. #5d0fe7
  5. #8a4ef4

Shades

#400a9f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a9f
  2. #3a098f
  3. #33087f
  4. #2d076f
  5. #26065f
  6. #200550
  7. #1a0440
  8. #130330
  9. #0d0220
  10. #060110
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a9f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a9f
  2. #5323a9
  3. #663bb2
  4. #7954bc
  5. #8c6cc5
  6. #a085cf
  7. #b39dd9
  8. #c6b6e2
  9. #d9ceec
  10. #ece7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a9f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a9f
  2. #46169c
  3. #4d2299
  4. #532d96
  5. #5a3993
  6. #604590
  7. #66518c
  8. #6d5d89
  9. #736886
  10. #7a7483
  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 #3b2b70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003aa3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00339d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #073f5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002ea1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00289e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #29317c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a9f {
  color: #400a9f;
}
Background
.bg-400a9f {
  background-color: #400a9f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a9f {
  border: 2px solid #400a9f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a9f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 88% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a9f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a9f, #8b0a9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a9f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 159 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.70 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.01 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.67 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.16 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.20 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.28 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.20 #bff560 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#400a9f  rgb(64, 10, 159)  hsl(262, 88%, 33%)  Zaffre
#699f0a  rgb(105, 159, 10)  hsl(82, 88%, 33%)  Olive Drab
#9f400a  rgb(159, 64, 10)  hsl(22, 88%, 33%)  Saddle Brown
#0a9f40  rgb(10, 159, 64)  hsl(142, 88%, 33%)  Shamrock Green