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#38149F

#38149f ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#38149f is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 7.84% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.78% cyan, 87.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 255.54°, with 77.65% saturation and 35.1% 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 11.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.61.

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Relative luminance0.0384

Complementary

  1. #38149f
  2. #7b9f14

Split complementary

  1. #38149f
  2. #9f7e14
  3. #369f14

Analogous

  1. #14369f
  2. #38149f
  3. #7e149f

Triadic

  1. #38149f
  2. #9f3814
  3. #149f38

Tetradic

  1. #38149f
  2. #9f147b
  3. #7b9f14
  4. #149f38

Square

  1. #38149f
  2. #9f1436
  3. #7b9f14
  4. #149f7e

Monochromatic

  1. #080317
  2. #200b5b
  3. #38149f
  4. #501de3
  5. #8561eb

Shades

#38149f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38149f
  2. #32128f
  3. #2d107f
  4. #270e6f
  5. #220c5f
  6. #1c0a50
  7. #160840
  8. #110630
  9. #0b0420
  10. #060210
  11. #000000

Tints

#38149f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38149f
  2. #4c2ca9
  3. #6043b2
  4. #745bbc
  5. #8872c5
  6. #9c8acf
  7. #afa1d9
  8. #c3b9e2
  9. #d7d0ec
  10. #ebe8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38149f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38149f
  2. #3f1f9c
  3. #462a99
  4. #4e3496
  5. #553f93
  6. #5c4a90
  7. #63558c
  8. #6a6089
  9. #726a86
  10. #797583
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #382d70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ba3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00329d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00425d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0030a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00299e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #16357d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38149f {
  color: #38149f;
}
Background
.bg-38149f {
  background-color: #38149f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-38149f {
  border: 2px solid #38149f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38149f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 20 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 78% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38149f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38149f, #7e149f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38149f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 20 159 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.61 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.50 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.50 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.79 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.82 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.86 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.91 #c7eb60 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#38149f  rgb(56, 20, 159)  hsl(256, 78%, 35%)  Zaffre
#7b9f14  rgb(123, 159, 20)  hsl(76, 78%, 35%)  Olive Drab
#9f3814  rgb(159, 56, 20)  hsl(16, 78%, 35%)  Rufous
#149f38  rgb(20, 159, 56)  hsl(136, 78%, 35%)  Islamic Green