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#280AAA

#280aaa ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#280aaa is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 3.92% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.47% cyan, 94.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 251.25°, with 88.89% saturation and 35.29% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.27.

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Relative luminance0.0357

Complementary

  1. #280aaa
  2. #8caa0a

Split complementary

  1. #280aaa
  2. #aa780a
  3. #3caa0a

Analogous

  1. #0a3caa
  2. #280aaa
  3. #780aaa

Triadic

  1. #280aaa
  2. #aa280a
  3. #0aaa28

Tetradic

  1. #280aaa
  2. #aa0a8c
  3. #8caa0a
  4. #0aaa28

Square

  1. #280aaa
  2. #aa0a3c
  3. #8caa0a
  4. #0aaa78

Monochromatic

  1. #060119
  2. #170662
  3. #280aaa
  4. #3a10f1
  5. #7558f5

Shades

#280aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #280aaa
  2. #240999
  3. #200888
  4. #1c0777
  5. #180666
  6. #140555
  7. #100444
  8. #0c0333
  9. #080222
  10. #040111
  11. #000000

Tints

#280aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #280aaa
  2. #3e23b3
  3. #533bbb
  4. #6954c4
  5. #7e6ccc
  6. #9485d5
  7. #a99ddd
  8. #bfb6e6
  9. #d4ceee
  10. #eae7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#280aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #280aaa
  2. #3116a6
  3. #3a22a2
  4. #422d9d
  5. #4b3999
  6. #544595
  7. #5d5191
  8. #665d8d
  9. #6e6888
  10. #777484
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #302976 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003cae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002ea8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004663 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002fac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0024a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003685 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-280aaa {
  color: #280aaa;
}
Background
.bg-280aaa {
  background-color: #280aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-280aaa {
  border: 2px solid #280aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #280aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 10 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 89% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-280aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280aaa, #780aaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-280aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 10 170 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.27 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.10 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.35 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.37 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.93 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.81 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.87 #d7f555 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#280aaa  rgb(40, 10, 170)  hsl(251, 89%, 35%)  Zaffre
#8caa0a  rgb(140, 170, 10)  hsl(71, 89%, 35%)  Apple Green
#aa280a  rgb(170, 40, 10)  hsl(11, 89%, 35%)  Rufous
#0aaa28  rgb(10, 170, 40)  hsl(131, 89%, 35%)  Kelly Green