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#321AAA

#321aaa ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#321aaa is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 10.2% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.59% cyan, 84.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 250°, with 73.47% saturation and 38.43% 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 11.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.03.

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Relative luminance0.0432

Complementary

  1. #321aaa
  2. #92aa1a

Split complementary

  1. #321aaa
  2. #aa7a1a
  3. #4aaa1a

Analogous

  1. #1a4aaa
  2. #321aaa
  3. #7a1aaa

Triadic

  1. #321aaa
  2. #aa321a
  3. #1aaa32

Tetradic

  1. #321aaa
  2. #aa1a92
  3. #92aa1a
  4. #1aaa32

Square

  1. #321aaa
  2. #aa1a4a
  3. #92aa1a
  4. #1aaa7a

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0625
  2. #1e1068
  3. #321aaa
  4. #4e31df
  5. #8773ea

Shades

#321aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #321aaa
  2. #2d1799
  3. #281588
  4. #231277
  5. #1e1066
  6. #190d55
  7. #140a44
  8. #0f0833
  9. #0a0522
  10. #050311
  11. #000000

Tints

#321aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #321aaa
  2. #4731b3
  3. #5b48bb
  4. #705fc4
  5. #8476cc
  6. #998dd5
  7. #ada3dd
  8. #c2bae6
  9. #d6d1ee
  10. #ebe8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#321aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #321aaa
  2. #3a24a6
  3. #422ea2
  4. #49399d
  5. #514399
  6. #594d95
  7. #615791
  8. #69618d
  9. #706c88
  10. #787684
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #373078 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0034a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004965 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ca9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003b86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-321aaa {
  color: #321aaa;
}
Background
.bg-321aaa {
  background-color: #321aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-321aaa {
  border: 2px solid #321aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #321aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 26 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 73% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-321aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #321aaa, #7a1aaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-321aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 26 170 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.03 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.57 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.33 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.28 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.89 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.11 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.18 #cde555 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Zaffre
#321aaa  rgb(50, 26, 170)  hsl(250, 73%, 38%)  Zaffre
#92aa1a  rgb(146, 170, 26)  hsl(70, 73%, 38%)  Apple Green
#aa321a  rgb(170, 50, 26)  hsl(10, 73%, 38%)  Rufous
#1aaa32  rgb(26, 170, 50)  hsl(130, 73%, 38%)  Kelly Green