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#2B0CAE

#2b0cae ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b0cae is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 4.71% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.29% cyan, 93.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 251.48°, with 87.1% saturation and 36.47% 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 11.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.55.

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Relative luminance0.0383

Complementary

  1. #2b0cae
  2. #8fae0c

Split complementary

  1. #2b0cae
  2. #ae7c0c
  3. #3eae0c

Analogous

  1. #0c3eae
  2. #2b0cae
  3. #7c0cae

Triadic

  1. #2b0cae
  2. #ae2b0c
  3. #0cae2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b0cae
  2. #ae0c8f
  3. #8fae0c
  4. #0cae2b

Square

  1. #2b0cae
  2. #ae0c3e
  3. #8fae0c
  4. #0cae7c

Monochromatic

  1. #08021f
  2. #190766
  3. #2b0cae
  4. #4117ef
  5. #7c5ff4

Shades

#2b0cae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b0cae
  2. #270b9d
  3. #220a8b
  4. #1e087a
  5. #1a0768
  6. #160657
  7. #110546
  8. #0d0434
  9. #090223
  10. #040111
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b0cae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b0cae
  2. #4024b6
  3. #553dbe
  4. #6b55c6
  5. #806dce
  6. #9586d7
  7. #aa9edf
  8. #bfb6e7
  9. #d5ceef
  10. #eae7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b0cae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b0cae
  2. #3418a9
  3. #3c23a5
  4. #452fa0
  5. #4d3a9c
  6. #564697
  7. #5e5292
  8. #675d8e
  9. #6f6989
  10. #787485
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #332b79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003eb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0030ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004865 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0030b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0026ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003888 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b0cae {
  color: #2b0cae;
}
Background
.bg-2b0cae {
  background-color: #2b0cae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b0cae {
  border: 2px solid #2b0cae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b0cae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 12 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 87% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b0cae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b0cae, #7c0cae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b0cae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 12 174 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.55 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.64 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.96 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.05 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.14 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.35 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.49 #d4f351 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#2b0cae  rgb(43, 12, 174)  hsl(251, 87%, 36%)  Zaffre
#8fae0c  rgb(143, 174, 12)  hsl(71, 87%, 36%)  Apple Green
#ae2b0c  rgb(174, 43, 12)  hsl(11, 87%, 36%)  Rufous
#0cae2b  rgb(12, 174, 43)  hsl(131, 87%, 36%)  Kelly Green