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#3000AD

#3000ad ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3000ad is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 0% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.25% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 256.65°, with 100% saturation and 33.92% 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 12.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.3.

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Relative luminance0.0365

Complementary

  1. #3000ad
  2. #7dad00

Split complementary

  1. #3000ad
  2. #ad8700
  3. #26ad00

Analogous

  1. #0026ad
  2. #3000ad
  3. #8700ad

Triadic

  1. #3000ad
  2. #ad3000
  3. #00ad30

Tetradic

  1. #3000ad
  2. #ad007d
  3. #7dad00
  4. #00ad30

Square

  1. #3000ad
  2. #ad0026
  3. #7dad00
  4. #00ad87

Monochromatic

  1. #060014
  2. #1b0060
  3. #3000ad
  4. #4500f9
  5. #7a47ff

Shades

#3000ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3000ad
  2. #2b009c
  3. #26008a
  4. #220079
  5. #1d0068
  6. #180057
  7. #130045
  8. #0e0034
  9. #0a0023
  10. #050011
  11. #000000

Tints

#3000ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3000ad
  2. #451ab5
  3. #5933bd
  4. #6e4dc6
  5. #8366ce
  6. #9880d6
  7. #ac99de
  8. #c1b3e6
  9. #d6ccef
  10. #eae6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3000ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3000ad
  2. #380da9
  3. #401aa4
  4. #4826a0
  5. #50339b
  6. #584097
  7. #604d92
  8. #685a8e
  9. #706689
  10. #787385
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #332978 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003cb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002faa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004564 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002eaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0023ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003587 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3000ad {
  color: #3000ad;
}
Background
.bg-3000ad {
  background-color: #3000ad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3000ad {
  border: 2px solid #3000ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3000ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 0 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 100% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3000ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3000ad, #8700ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3000ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 0 173 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.30 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.98 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.85 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.13 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.99 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.19 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.25 #cfff52 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3000ad  rgb(48, 0, 173)  hsl(257, 100%, 34%)  Zaffre
#7dad00  rgb(125, 173, 0)  hsl(77, 100%, 34%)  Apple Green
#ad3000  rgb(173, 48, 0)  hsl(17, 100%, 34%)  Rust
#00ad30  rgb(0, 173, 48)  hsl(137, 100%, 34%)  Kelly Green