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#3517AA

#3517aa ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3517aa is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 9.02% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.82% cyan, 86.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 252.24°, with 76.17% saturation and 37.84% 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 11.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.22.

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Relative luminance0.0427

Complementary

  1. #3517aa
  2. #8caa17

Split complementary

  1. #3517aa
  2. #aa7e17
  3. #43aa17

Analogous

  1. #1743aa
  2. #3517aa
  3. #7e17aa

Triadic

  1. #3517aa
  2. #aa3517
  3. #17aa35

Tetradic

  1. #3517aa
  2. #aa178c
  3. #8caa17
  4. #17aa35

Square

  1. #3517aa
  2. #aa1743
  3. #8caa17
  4. #17aa7e

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0523
  2. #200e67
  3. #3517aa
  4. #512be2
  5. #886feb

Shades

#3517aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3517aa
  2. #301599
  3. #2a1288
  4. #251077
  5. #200e66
  6. #1b0c55
  7. #150944
  8. #100733
  9. #0b0522
  10. #050211
  11. #000000

Tints

#3517aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3517aa
  2. #492eb3
  3. #5d45bb
  4. #725dc4
  5. #8674cc
  6. #9a8bd5
  7. #aea2dd
  8. #c2b9e6
  9. #d7d1ee
  10. #ebe8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3517aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3517aa
  2. #3d22a6
  3. #442ca2
  4. #4c379d
  5. #534199
  6. #5b4c95
  7. #625691
  8. #6a618d
  9. #716b88
  10. #797684
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383078 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0034a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004864 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0034ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ba9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003a86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3517aa {
  color: #3517aa;
}
Background
.bg-3517aa {
  background-color: #3517aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3517aa {
  border: 2px solid #3517aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3517aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 23 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 76% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3517aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3517aa, #7e17aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3517aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 23 170 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.22 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.52 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.77 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.35 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.80 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.02 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.38 #cae855 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3517aa  rgb(53, 23, 170)  hsl(252, 76%, 38%)  Zaffre
#8caa17  rgb(140, 170, 23)  hsl(72, 76%, 38%)  Apple Green
#aa3517  rgb(170, 53, 23)  hsl(12, 76%, 38%)  Rufous
#17aa35  rgb(23, 170, 53)  hsl(132, 76%, 38%)  Kelly Green