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#381EA9

#381ea9 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#381ea9 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 11.76% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.86% cyan, 82.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 251.22°, with 69.85% 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 10.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.83.

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Relative luminance0.0463

Complementary

  1. #381ea9
  2. #8fa91e

Split complementary

  1. #381ea9
  2. #a97d1e
  3. #4aa91e

Analogous

  1. #1e4aa9
  2. #381ea9
  3. #7d1ea9

Triadic

  1. #381ea9
  2. #a9381e
  3. #1ea938

Tetradic

  1. #381ea9
  2. #a91e8f
  3. #8fa91e
  4. #1ea938

Square

  1. #381ea9
  2. #a91e4a
  3. #8fa91e
  4. #1ea97d

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0727
  2. #221268
  3. #381ea9
  4. #5638dc
  5. #8d79e7

Shades

#381ea9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #381ea9
  2. #321b98
  3. #2d1887
  4. #271576
  5. #221265
  6. #1c0f55
  7. #160c44
  8. #110933
  9. #0b0622
  10. #060311
  11. #000000

Tints

#381ea9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #381ea9
  2. #4c35b2
  3. #604bba
  4. #7462c3
  5. #8878cb
  6. #9c8fd4
  7. #afa5dd
  8. #c3bce5
  9. #d7d2ee
  10. #ebe9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#381ea9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #381ea9
  2. #3f28a5
  3. #4632a1
  4. #4e3b9d
  5. #554599
  6. #5c4f95
  7. #635990
  8. #6a638c
  9. #726c88
  10. #797684
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3378 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004965 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fa8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #083c86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-381ea9 {
  color: #381ea9;
}
Background
.bg-381ea9 {
  background-color: #381ea9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-381ea9 {
  border: 2px solid #381ea9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #381ea9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 30 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 70% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-381ea9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #381ea9, #7d1ea9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-381ea9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 30 169 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.83 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.15 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.54 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.85 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.91 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.23 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.38 #c7e156 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Zaffre
#381ea9  rgb(56, 30, 169)  hsl(251, 70%, 39%)  Zaffre
#8fa91e  rgb(143, 169, 30)  hsl(71, 70%, 39%)  Apple Green
#a9381e  rgb(169, 56, 30)  hsl(11, 70%, 39%)  Rufous
#1ea938  rgb(30, 169, 56)  hsl(131, 70%, 39%)  Kelly Green