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#4800A9

#4800a9 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4800a9 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 0% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.4% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 265.56°, with 100% 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 11.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 5.59.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0424

Complementary

  1. #4800a9
  2. #61a900

Split complementary

  1. #4800a9
  2. #a99d00
  3. #0da900

Analogous

  1. #000da9
  2. #4800a9
  3. #9d00a9

Triadic

  1. #4800a9
  2. #a94800
  3. #00a948

Tetradic

  1. #4800a9
  2. #a90061
  3. #61a900
  4. #00a948

Square

  1. #4800a9
  2. #a9000d
  3. #61a900
  4. #00a99d

Monochromatic

  1. #090014
  2. #27005d
  3. #4800a9
  4. #6900f6
  5. #9343ff

Shades

#4800a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4800a9
  2. #410098
  3. #3a0087
  4. #320076
  5. #2b0065
  6. #240055
  7. #1d0044
  8. #160033
  9. #0e0022
  10. #070011
  11. #000000

Tints

#4800a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4800a9
  2. #5a1ab2
  3. #6d33ba
  4. #7f4dc3
  5. #9166cb
  6. #a480d4
  7. #b699dd
  8. #c8b3e5
  9. #daccee
  10. #ede6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4800a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4800a9
  2. #4e0da5
  3. #531aa1
  4. #59269d
  5. #5e3399
  6. #644095
  7. #6a4d90
  8. #6f5a8c
  9. #756688
  10. #7a7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #402c77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003dad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1a4162 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002fab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0029a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #323284 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4800a9 {
  color: #4800a9;
}
Background
.bg-4800a9 {
  background-color: #4800a9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4800a9 {
  border: 2px solid #4800a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4800a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 0 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4800a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4800a9, #9d00a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4800a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 0 169 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.59 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.63 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.79 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.27 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.56 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.81 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.50 #b7ff56 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Zaffre
#4800a9  rgb(72, 0, 169)  hsl(266, 100%, 33%)  Zaffre
#61a900  rgb(97, 169, 0)  hsl(86, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green
#a94800  rgb(169, 72, 0)  hsl(26, 100%, 33%)  Rust
#00a948  rgb(0, 169, 72)  hsl(146, 100%, 33%)  Jade