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#2808A7

#2808a7 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2808a7 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 3.14% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.05% cyan, 95.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 252.08°, with 90.86% saturation and 34.31% 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 12.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.34.

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Relative luminance0.0341

Complementary

  1. #2808a7
  2. #87a708

Split complementary

  1. #2808a7
  2. #a77808
  3. #37a708

Analogous

  1. #0837a7
  2. #2808a7
  3. #7808a7

Triadic

  1. #2808a7
  2. #a72808
  3. #08a728

Tetradic

  1. #2808a7
  2. #a70887
  3. #87a708
  4. #08a728

Square

  1. #2808a7
  2. #a70837
  3. #87a708
  4. #08a778

Monochromatic

  1. #050115
  2. #17055e
  3. #2808a7
  4. #390bf0
  5. #7351f7

Shades

#2808a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2808a7
  2. #240796
  3. #200686
  4. #1c0675
  5. #180564
  6. #140454
  7. #100343
  8. #0c0232
  9. #080221
  10. #040111
  11. #000000

Tints

#2808a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2808a7
  2. #3e21b0
  3. #5339b9
  4. #6952c1
  5. #7e6bca
  6. #9484d3
  7. #a99cdc
  8. #bfb5e5
  9. #d4ceed
  10. #eae6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2808a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2808a7
  2. #3114a3
  3. #3a209f
  4. #422c9b
  5. #4b3897
  6. #544494
  7. #5d5090
  8. #665c8c
  9. #6e6888
  10. #777484
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f2874 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003aab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002da5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004461 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002da9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0023a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003583 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2808a7 {
  color: #2808a7;
}
Background
.bg-2808a7 {
  background-color: #2808a7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2808a7 {
  border: 2px solid #2808a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2808a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 8 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 91% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2808a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2808a7, #7808a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2808a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 8 167 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.34 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.50 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.95 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.01 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.93 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.38 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.51 #d7f758 Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#2808a7  rgb(40, 8, 167)  hsl(252, 91%, 34%)  Zaffre
#87a708  rgb(135, 167, 8)  hsl(72, 91%, 34%)  Apple Green
#a72808  rgb(167, 40, 8)  hsl(12, 91%, 34%)  Rufous
#08a728  rgb(8, 167, 40)  hsl(132, 91%, 34%)  Islamic Green