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#3214AA

#3214aa ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3214aa is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 7.84% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.59% cyan, 88.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 252°, with 78.95% saturation and 37.25% 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 11.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.0408

Complementary

  1. #3214aa
  2. #8caa14

Split complementary

  1. #3214aa
  2. #aa7d14
  3. #41aa14

Analogous

  1. #1441aa
  2. #3214aa
  3. #7d14aa

Triadic

  1. #3214aa
  2. #aa3214
  3. #14aa32

Tetradic

  1. #3214aa
  2. #aa148c
  3. #8caa14
  4. #14aa32

Square

  1. #3214aa
  2. #aa1441
  3. #8caa14
  4. #14aa7d

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0421
  2. #1e0c66
  3. #3214aa
  4. #4c25e5
  5. #846aed

Shades

#3214aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3214aa
  2. #2d1299
  3. #281088
  4. #230e77
  5. #1e0c66
  6. #190a55
  7. #140844
  8. #0f0633
  9. #0a0422
  10. #050211
  11. #000000

Tints

#3214aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3214aa
  2. #472cb3
  3. #5b43bb
  4. #705bc4
  5. #8472cc
  6. #998ad5
  7. #ada1dd
  8. #c2b9e6
  9. #d6d0ee
  10. #ebe8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3214aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3214aa
  2. #3a1fa6
  3. #422aa2
  4. #49349d
  5. #513f99
  6. #594a95
  7. #615591
  8. #69608d
  9. #706a88
  10. #787584
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #362e77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003fae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004764 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0032ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0029a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003986 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3214aa {
  color: #3214aa;
}
Background
.bg-3214aa {
  background-color: #3214aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3214aa {
  border: 2px solid #3214aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3214aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 20 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 79% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3214aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3214aa, #7d14aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3214aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 20 170 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.88 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.33 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.76 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.05 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.40 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.93 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.34 #cdeb55 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3214aa  rgb(50, 20, 170)  hsl(252, 79%, 37%)  Zaffre
#8caa14  rgb(140, 170, 20)  hsl(72, 79%, 37%)  Apple Green
#aa3214  rgb(170, 50, 20)  hsl(12, 79%, 37%)  Rufous
#14aa32  rgb(20, 170, 50)  hsl(132, 79%, 37%)  Kelly Green