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#331D9A

#331d9a ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#331d9a is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 11.37% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.88% cyan, 81.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 250.56°, with 68.31% saturation and 35.88% 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 11.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.59.

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Relative luminance0.0392

Complementary

  1. #331d9a
  2. #849a1d

Split complementary

  1. #331d9a
  2. #9a711d
  3. #459a1d

Analogous

  1. #1d459a
  2. #331d9a
  3. #711d9a

Triadic

  1. #331d9a
  2. #9a331d
  3. #1d9a33

Tetradic

  1. #331d9a
  2. #9a1d84
  3. #849a1d
  4. #1d9a33

Square

  1. #331d9a
  2. #9a1d45
  3. #849a1d
  4. #1d9a71

Monochromatic

  1. #080519
  2. #1e115a
  3. #331d9a
  4. #4a2cd7
  5. #816de3

Shades

#331d9a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331d9a
  2. #2e1a8b
  3. #29177b
  4. #24146c
  5. #1f115c
  6. #1a0f4d
  7. #140c3e
  8. #0f092e
  9. #0a061f
  10. #05030f
  11. #000000

Tints

#331d9a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331d9a
  2. #4734a4
  3. #5c4aae
  4. #7061b8
  5. #8577c2
  6. #998ecd
  7. #ada5d7
  8. #c2bbe1
  9. #d6d2eb
  10. #ebe8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331d9a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331d9a
  2. #3b2797
  3. #423195
  4. #4a3b92
  5. #524590
  6. #5a4f8d
  7. #61588a
  8. #696288
  9. #716c85
  10. #787683
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #362f6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003c9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003398 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00435c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00329c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002b99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0a377a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331d9a {
  color: #331d9a;
}
Background
.bg-331d9a {
  background-color: #331d9a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331d9a {
  border: 2px solid #331d9a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331d9a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 29 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 68% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331d9a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331d9a, #711d9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331d9a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 29 154 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.59 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.37 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.10 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.19 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.08 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.63 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.64 #cce265 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#331d9a  rgb(51, 29, 154)  hsl(251, 68%, 36%)  Zaffre
#849a1d  rgb(132, 154, 29)  hsl(71, 68%, 36%)  Olive Drab
#9a331d  rgb(154, 51, 29)  hsl(11, 68%, 36%)  Kobe
#1d9a33  rgb(29, 154, 51)  hsl(131, 68%, 36%)  Islamic Green