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#3718AF

#3718af ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3718af is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.57% red, 9.41% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.57% cyan, 86.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 252.32°, with 75.88% saturation and 39.02% 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 10.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.65.

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Relative luminance0.0456

Complementary

  1. #3718af
  2. #90af18

Split complementary

  1. #3718af
  2. #af8318
  3. #44af18

Analogous

  1. #1844af
  2. #3718af
  3. #8318af

Triadic

  1. #3718af
  2. #af3718
  3. #18af37

Tetradic

  1. #3718af
  2. #af1890
  3. #90af18
  4. #18af37

Square

  1. #3718af
  2. #af1844
  3. #90af18
  4. #18af83

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0628
  2. #220f6c
  3. #3718af
  4. #5531e3
  5. #8d74ec

Shades

#3718af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3718af
  2. #32169e
  3. #2c138c
  4. #27117b
  5. #210e69
  6. #1c0c58
  7. #160a46
  8. #110735
  9. #0b0523
  10. #060212
  11. #000000

Tints

#3718af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3718af
  2. #4b2fb7
  3. #5f46bf
  4. #735dc7
  5. #8774cf
  6. #9b8cd7
  7. #afa3df
  8. #c3bae7
  9. #d7d1ef
  10. #ebe8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3718af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3718af
  2. #3e22aa
  3. #462da6
  4. #4d37a1
  5. #54429c
  6. #5c4c98
  7. #635693
  8. #6a618e
  9. #716b89
  10. #797685
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a317b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004a67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035b1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002dae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3718af {
  color: #3718af;
}
Background
.bg-3718af {
  background-color: #3718af;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3718af {
  border: 2px solid #3718af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3718af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 55 24 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 76% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3718af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3718af, #8318af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3718af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(55 24 175 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.65 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.16 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.20 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.06 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.49 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.69 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.72 #c8e750 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3718af  rgb(55, 24, 175)  hsl(252, 76%, 39%)  Zaffre
#90af18  rgb(144, 175, 24)  hsl(72, 76%, 39%)  Apple Green
#af3718  rgb(175, 55, 24)  hsl(12, 76%, 39%)  Rust
#18af37  rgb(24, 175, 55)  hsl(132, 76%, 39%)  Kelly Green