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#321CAB

#321cab ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#321cab is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 10.98% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.76% cyan, 83.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 249.23°, with 71.86% saturation and 39.02% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.18.

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Relative luminance0.0445

Complementary

  1. #321cab
  2. #95ab1c

Split complementary

  1. #321cab
  2. #ab791c
  3. #4eab1c

Analogous

  1. #1c4eab
  2. #321cab
  3. #791cab

Triadic

  1. #321cab
  2. #ab321c
  3. #1cab32

Tetradic

  1. #321cab
  2. #ab1c95
  3. #95ab1c
  4. #1cab32

Square

  1. #321cab
  2. #ab1c4e
  3. #95ab1c
  4. #1cab79

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0628
  2. #1f1169
  3. #321cab
  4. #4f35de
  5. #8977e9

Shades

#321cab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #321cab
  2. #2d199a
  3. #281689
  4. #231478
  5. #1e1167
  6. #190e56
  7. #140b44
  8. #0f0833
  9. #0a0622
  10. #050311
  11. #000000

Tints

#321cab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #321cab
  2. #4733b3
  3. #5b49bc
  4. #7060c4
  5. #8477cd
  6. #998ed5
  7. #ada4dd
  8. #c2bbe6
  9. #d6d2ee
  10. #ebe8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#321cab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #321cab
  2. #3a26a7
  3. #4230a2
  4. #493a9e
  5. #51449a
  6. #594e96
  7. #615891
  8. #69628d
  9. #706c89
  10. #787684
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383279 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004a66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002daa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-321cab {
  color: #321cab;
}
Background
.bg-321cab {
  background-color: #321cab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-321cab {
  border: 2px solid #321cab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #321cab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 28 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 72% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-321cab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #321cab, #791cab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-321cab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 28 171 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.18 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.60 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.28 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.50 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.88 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.19 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.34 #cde354 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Zaffre
#321cab  rgb(50, 28, 171)  hsl(249, 72%, 39%)  Zaffre
#95ab1c  rgb(149, 171, 28)  hsl(69, 72%, 39%)  Apple Green
#ab321c  rgb(171, 50, 28)  hsl(9, 72%, 39%)  Rufous
#1cab32  rgb(28, 171, 50)  hsl(129, 72%, 39%)  Kelly Green