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#321DAE

#321dae ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#321dae is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 11.37% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.26% cyan, 83.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 248.69°, with 71.43% saturation and 39.8% 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 10.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.39.

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Relative luminance0.0461

Complementary

  1. #321dae
  2. #99ae1d

Split complementary

  1. #321dae
  2. #ae7a1d
  3. #50ae1d

Analogous

  1. #1d50ae
  2. #321dae
  3. #7a1dae

Triadic

  1. #321dae
  2. #ae321d
  3. #1dae32

Tetradic

  1. #321dae
  2. #ae1d99
  3. #99ae1d
  4. #1dae32

Square

  1. #321dae
  2. #ae1d50
  3. #99ae1d
  4. #1dae7a

Monochromatic

  1. #0c072b
  2. #1f126c
  3. #321dae
  4. #5139de
  5. #8b7be9

Shades

#321dae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #321dae
  2. #2d1a9d
  3. #28178b
  4. #23147a
  5. #1e1168
  6. #190f57
  7. #140c46
  8. #0f0934
  9. #0a0623
  10. #050311
  11. #000000

Tints

#321dae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #321dae
  2. #4734b6
  3. #5b4abe
  4. #7061c6
  5. #8477ce
  6. #998ed7
  7. #ada5df
  8. #c2bbe7
  9. #d6d2ef
  10. #ebe8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#321dae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #321dae
  2. #3a27a9
  3. #4231a5
  4. #493ba0
  5. #51459c
  6. #594f97
  7. #615892
  8. #69628e
  9. #706c89
  10. #787685
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #39337b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ead ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003e89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-321dae {
  color: #321dae;
}
Background
.bg-321dae {
  background-color: #321dae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-321dae {
  border: 2px solid #321dae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #321dae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 29 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 71% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-321dae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #321dae, #7a1dae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-321dae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 29 174 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.39 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.40 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.47 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.75 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.89 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.11 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.58 #cde251 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Zaffre
#321dae  rgb(50, 29, 174)  hsl(249, 71%, 40%)  Zaffre
#99ae1d  rgb(153, 174, 29)  hsl(69, 71%, 40%)  Apple Green
#ae321d  rgb(174, 50, 29)  hsl(9, 71%, 40%)  Cornell Red
#1dae32  rgb(29, 174, 50)  hsl(129, 71%, 40%)  Kelly Green