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#2F199D

#2f199d ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f199d is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 9.8% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.06% cyan, 84.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 250°, with 72.53% saturation and 35.69% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.84.

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Relative luminance0.0373

Complementary

  1. #2f199d
  2. #879d19

Split complementary

  1. #2f199d
  2. #9d7119
  3. #459d19

Analogous

  1. #19459d
  2. #2f199d
  3. #71199d

Triadic

  1. #2f199d
  2. #9d2f19
  3. #199d2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f199d
  2. #9d1987
  3. #879d19
  4. #199d2f

Square

  1. #2f199d
  2. #9d1945
  3. #879d19
  4. #199d71

Monochromatic

  1. #070419
  2. #1b0e5b
  3. #2f199d
  4. #4426dc
  5. #7d68e7

Shades

#2f199d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f199d
  2. #2a178d
  3. #26147e
  4. #21126e
  5. #1c0f5e
  6. #180d4f
  7. #130a3f
  8. #0e082f
  9. #09051f
  10. #050310
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f199d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f199d
  2. #4430a7
  3. #5947b1
  4. #6d5eba
  5. #8275c4
  6. #978cce
  7. #aca3d8
  8. #c1bae2
  9. #d5d1eb
  10. #eae8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f199d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f199d
  2. #37239a
  3. #3f2e97
  4. #473894
  5. #4f4291
  6. #584d8f
  7. #60578c
  8. #686189
  9. #706b86
  10. #787683
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #342d6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ba1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00319b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00435d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00319f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00299c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00377c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f199d {
  color: #2f199d;
}
Background
.bg-2f199d {
  background-color: #2f199d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f199d {
  border: 2px solid #2f199d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f199d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 25 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 73% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f199d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f199d, #71199d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f199d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 25 157 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.84 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.45 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.72 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.37 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.51 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.98 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.65 #d0e662 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#2f199d  rgb(47, 25, 157)  hsl(250, 73%, 36%)  Zaffre
#879d19  rgb(135, 157, 25)  hsl(70, 73%, 36%)  Olive Drab
#9d2f19  rgb(157, 47, 25)  hsl(10, 73%, 36%)  Rufous
#199d2f  rgb(25, 157, 47)  hsl(130, 73%, 36%)  Islamic Green