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#2000AE

#2000ae ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2000ae is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 0% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.61% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 251.03°, with 100% saturation and 34.12% 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 12.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.53.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0336

Complementary

  1. #2000ae
  2. #8eae00

Split complementary

  1. #2000ae
  2. #ae7700
  3. #37ae00

Analogous

  1. #0037ae
  2. #2000ae
  3. #7700ae

Triadic

  1. #2000ae
  2. #ae2000
  3. #00ae20

Tetradic

  1. #2000ae
  2. #ae008e
  3. #8eae00
  4. #00ae20

Square

  1. #2000ae
  2. #ae0037
  3. #8eae00
  4. #00ae77

Monochromatic

  1. #040015
  2. #120062
  3. #2000ae
  4. #2e00fb
  5. #6a48ff

Shades

#2000ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2000ae
  2. #1d009d
  3. #1a008b
  4. #16007a
  5. #130068
  6. #100057
  7. #0d0046
  8. #0a0034
  9. #060023
  10. #030011
  11. #000000

Tints

#2000ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2000ae
  2. #361ab6
  3. #4d33be
  4. #634dc6
  5. #7966ce
  6. #9080d7
  7. #a699df
  8. #bcb3e7
  9. #d2ccef
  10. #e9e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2000ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2000ae
  2. #2a0da9
  3. #331aa5
  4. #3d26a0
  5. #46339c
  6. #504097
  7. #5a4d92
  8. #635a8e
  9. #6d6689
  10. #767385
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d2778 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003bb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002bac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004664 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002db0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0020ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003688 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2000ae {
  color: #2000ae;
}
Background
.bg-2000ae {
  background-color: #2000ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2000ae {
  border: 2px solid #2000ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2000ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 0 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 100% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2000ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2000ae, #7700ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2000ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 0 174 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.53 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.76 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.25 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.55 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.54 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.77 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.44 #dfff51 Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#2000ae  rgb(32, 0, 174)  hsl(251, 100%, 34%)  Zaffre
#8eae00  rgb(142, 174, 0)  hsl(71, 100%, 34%)  Apple Green
#ae2000  rgb(174, 32, 0)  hsl(11, 100%, 34%)  Rufous
#00ae20  rgb(0, 174, 32)  hsl(131, 100%, 34%)  Kelly Green