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#3608AE

#3608ae ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3608ae is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 3.14% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.97% cyan, 95.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 256.63°, with 91.21% saturation and 35.69% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.0401

Complementary

  1. #3608ae
  2. #80ae08

Split complementary

  1. #3608ae
  2. #ae8908
  3. #2dae08

Analogous

  1. #082dae
  2. #3608ae
  3. #8908ae

Triadic

  1. #3608ae
  2. #ae3608
  3. #08ae36

Tetradic

  1. #3608ae
  2. #ae0880
  3. #80ae08
  4. #08ae36

Square

  1. #3608ae
  2. #ae082d
  3. #80ae08
  4. #08ae89

Monochromatic

  1. #09011c
  2. #1f0565
  3. #3608ae
  4. #4e0ff4
  5. #8458f7

Shades

#3608ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3608ae
  2. #31079d
  3. #2b068b
  4. #26067a
  5. #200568
  6. #1b0457
  7. #160346
  8. #100234
  9. #0b0223
  10. #050111
  11. #000000

Tints

#3608ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3608ae
  2. #4a21b6
  3. #5e39be
  4. #7252c6
  5. #866bce
  6. #9b84d7
  7. #af9cdf
  8. #c3b5e7
  9. #d7ceef
  10. #ebe6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3608ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3608ae
  2. #3d14a9
  3. #4520a5
  4. #4c2ca0
  5. #54389c
  6. #5b4497
  7. #625092
  8. #6a5c8e
  9. #716889
  10. #797485
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #372c7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003eb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0032ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004665 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0030b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0027ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003788 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3608ae {
  color: #3608ae;
}
Background
.bg-3608ae {
  background-color: #3608ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3608ae {
  border: 2px solid #3608ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3608ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 8 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 91% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3608ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3608ae, #8908ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3608ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 8 174 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.55 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.94 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.55 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.60 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.92 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.17 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.37 #c9f751 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3608ae  rgb(54, 8, 174)  hsl(257, 91%, 36%)  Zaffre
#80ae08  rgb(128, 174, 8)  hsl(77, 91%, 36%)  Apple Green
#ae3608  rgb(174, 54, 8)  hsl(17, 91%, 36%)  Rust
#08ae36  rgb(8, 174, 54)  hsl(137, 91%, 36%)  Kelly Green