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#3003AE

#3003ae ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3003ae is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 1.18% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.41% cyan, 98.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 255.79°, with 96.61% 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 12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.2.

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Relative luminance0.0375

Complementary

  1. #3003ae
  2. #81ae03

Split complementary

  1. #3003ae
  2. #ae8603
  3. #2cae03

Analogous

  1. #032cae
  2. #3003ae
  3. #8603ae

Triadic

  1. #3003ae
  2. #ae3003
  3. #03ae30

Tetradic

  1. #3003ae
  2. #ae0381
  3. #81ae03
  4. #03ae30

Square

  1. #3003ae
  2. #ae032c
  3. #81ae03
  4. #03ae86

Monochromatic

  1. #070018
  2. #1b0263
  3. #3003ae
  4. #4504f9
  5. #7c4efc

Shades

#3003ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3003ae
  2. #2b039d
  3. #26028b
  4. #22027a
  5. #1d0268
  6. #180257
  7. #130146
  8. #0e0134
  9. #0a0123
  10. #050011
  11. #000000

Tints

#3003ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3003ae
  2. #451cb6
  3. #5935be
  4. #6e4fc6
  5. #8368ce
  6. #9881d7
  7. #ac9adf
  8. #c1b3e7
  9. #d6cdef
  10. #eae6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3003ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3003ae
  2. #3810a9
  3. #401ca5
  4. #4829a0
  5. #50359c
  6. #584297
  7. #604e92
  8. #685b8e
  9. #706789
  10. #787485
  11. #808080

Readable text 12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #342a79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003db2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002fab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004665 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002fb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0024ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003688 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3003ae {
  color: #3003ae;
}
Background
.bg-3003ae {
  background-color: #3003ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3003ae {
  border: 2px solid #3003ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3003ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 3 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 97% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3003ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3003ae, #8603ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3003ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 3 174 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.20 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.80 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.04 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.22 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.86 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.33 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.35 #cffc51 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3003ae  rgb(48, 3, 174)  hsl(256, 97%, 35%)  Zaffre
#81ae03  rgb(129, 174, 3)  hsl(76, 97%, 35%)  Apple Green
#ae3003  rgb(174, 48, 3)  hsl(16, 97%, 35%)  Rust
#03ae30  rgb(3, 174, 48)  hsl(136, 97%, 35%)  Kelly Green