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#28009E

#28009e ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#28009e is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 0% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.68% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 255.19°, with 100% saturation and 30.98% 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 13.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.22.

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Relative luminance0.0292

Complementary

  1. #28009e
  2. #769e00

Split complementary

  1. #28009e
  2. #9e7700
  3. #279e00

Analogous

  1. #00279e
  2. #28009e
  3. #77009e

Triadic

  1. #28009e
  2. #9e2800
  3. #009e28

Tetradic

  1. #28009e
  2. #9e0076
  3. #769e00
  4. #009e28

Square

  1. #28009e
  2. #9e0027
  3. #769e00
  4. #009e77

Monochromatic

  1. #050014
  2. #150051
  3. #28009e
  4. #3b00ea
  5. #6a38ff

Shades

#28009e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #28009e
  2. #24008e
  3. #20007e
  4. #1c006f
  5. #18005f
  6. #14004f
  7. #10003f
  8. #0c002f
  9. #080020
  10. #040010
  11. #000000

Tints

#28009e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #28009e
  2. #3e1aa8
  3. #5333b1
  4. #694dbb
  5. #7e66c5
  6. #9480cf
  7. #a999d8
  8. #bfb3e2
  9. #d4ccec
  10. #eae6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#28009e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #28009e
  2. #310d9b
  3. #3a1a98
  4. #422695
  5. #4b3392
  6. #54408f
  7. #5d4d8c
  8. #665a89
  9. #6e6686
  10. #777383
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #303030 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d246d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0036a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00299c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003e5b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0029a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001e9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00307b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-28009e {
  color: #28009e;
}
Background
.bg-28009e {
  background-color: #28009e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-28009e {
  border: 2px solid #28009e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #28009e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 0 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 100% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-28009e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #28009e, #77009e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-28009e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 0 158 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.22 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 3.72 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.24 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.09 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.58 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.82 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.34 #d7ff61 Inverted #303030 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#28009e  rgb(40, 0, 158)  hsl(255, 100%, 31%)  Zaffre
#769e00  rgb(118, 158, 0)  hsl(75, 100%, 31%)  Olive Drab
#9e2800  rgb(158, 40, 0)  hsl(15, 100%, 31%)  Rufous
#009e28  rgb(0, 158, 40)  hsl(135, 100%, 31%)  Islamic Green