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#290CA5

#290ca5 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#290ca5 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 4.71% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.15% cyan, 92.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 251.37°, with 86.44% saturation and 34.71% 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 12.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.24.

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Relative luminance0.0345

Complementary

  1. #290ca5
  2. #88a50c

Split complementary

  1. #290ca5
  2. #a5760c
  3. #3ca50c

Analogous

  1. #0c3ca5
  2. #290ca5
  3. #760ca5

Triadic

  1. #290ca5
  2. #a5290c
  3. #0ca529

Tetradic

  1. #290ca5
  2. #a50c88
  3. #88a50c
  4. #0ca529

Square

  1. #290ca5
  2. #a50c3c
  3. #88a50c
  4. #0ca576

Monochromatic

  1. #060216
  2. #17075e
  3. #290ca5
  4. #3b11ec
  5. #7557f3

Shades

#290ca5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #290ca5
  2. #250b95
  3. #210a84
  4. #1d0874
  5. #190763
  6. #150653
  7. #100542
  8. #0c0432
  9. #080221
  10. #040111
  11. #000000

Tints

#290ca5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #290ca5
  2. #3e24ae
  3. #543db7
  4. #6955c0
  5. #7f6dc9
  6. #9486d2
  7. #a99edb
  8. #bfb6e4
  9. #d4ceed
  10. #eae7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#290ca5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #290ca5
  2. #3218a1
  3. #3a239e
  4. #432f9a
  5. #4c3a96
  6. #554693
  7. #5d528f
  8. #665d8b
  9. #6f6987
  10. #777484
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #302973 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003aa9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002da3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004460 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002ea7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0024a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003581 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-290ca5 {
  color: #290ca5;
}
Background
.bg-290ca5 {
  background-color: #290ca5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-290ca5 {
  border: 2px solid #290ca5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #290ca5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 12 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 86% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-290ca5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #290ca5, #760ca5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-290ca5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 12 165 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.24 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.72 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.83 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.92 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.61 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.25 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.32 #d6f35a Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#290ca5  rgb(41, 12, 165)  hsl(251, 86%, 35%)  Zaffre
#88a50c  rgb(136, 165, 12)  hsl(71, 86%, 35%)  Apple Green
#a5290c  rgb(165, 41, 12)  hsl(11, 86%, 35%)  Rufous
#0ca529  rgb(12, 165, 41)  hsl(131, 86%, 35%)  Islamic Green