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#3900A3

#3900a3 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3900a3 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 0% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.03% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 260.98°, with 100% saturation and 31.96% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 4.1.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0351

Complementary

  1. #3900a3
  2. #6aa300

Split complementary

  1. #3900a3
  2. #a38a00
  3. #19a300

Analogous

  1. #0019a3
  2. #3900a3
  3. #8a00a3

Triadic

  1. #3900a3
  2. #a33900
  3. #00a339

Tetradic

  1. #3900a3
  2. #a3006a
  3. #6aa300
  4. #00a339

Square

  1. #3900a3
  2. #a30019
  3. #6aa300
  4. #00a38a

Monochromatic

  1. #070014
  2. #1e0056
  3. #3900a3
  4. #5400ef
  5. #813dff

Shades

#3900a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3900a3
  2. #330093
  3. #2e0082
  4. #280072
  5. #220062
  6. #1d0052
  7. #170041
  8. #110031
  9. #0b0021
  10. #060010
  11. #000000

Tints

#3900a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3900a3
  2. #4d1aac
  3. #6133b5
  4. #744dbf
  5. #8866c8
  6. #9c80d1
  7. #b099da
  8. #c4b3e3
  9. #d7cced
  10. #ebe6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3900a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3900a3
  2. #400da0
  3. #471a9c
  4. #4e2699
  5. #553395
  6. #5d4092
  7. #644d8e
  8. #6b5a8b
  9. #726687
  10. #797384
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #362872 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0039a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002fa1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00405e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002ba5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0024a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #16317f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3900a3 {
  color: #3900a3;
}
Background
.bg-3900a3 {
  background-color: #3900a3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3900a3 {
  border: 2px solid #3900a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3900a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 0 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3900a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3900a3, #8a00a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3900a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 0 163 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.10 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.44 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.53 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.70 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.89 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.10 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.79 #c6ff5c Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3900a3  rgb(57, 0, 163)  hsl(261, 100%, 32%)  Zaffre
#6aa300  rgb(106, 163, 0)  hsl(81, 100%, 32%)  Olive Drab
#a33900  rgb(163, 57, 0)  hsl(21, 100%, 32%)  Rust
#00a339  rgb(0, 163, 57)  hsl(141, 100%, 32%)  Islamic Green