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#3900A7

#3900a7 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3900a7 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 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.87% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 260.48°, with 100% saturation and 32.75% 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 12.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 4.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0366

Complementary

  1. #3900a7
  2. #6ea700

Split complementary

  1. #3900a7
  2. #a78d00
  3. #1ba700

Analogous

  1. #001ba7
  2. #3900a7
  3. #8d00a7

Triadic

  1. #3900a7
  2. #a73900
  3. #00a739

Tetradic

  1. #3900a7
  2. #a7006e
  3. #6ea700
  4. #00a739

Square

  1. #3900a7
  2. #a7001b
  3. #6ea700
  4. #00a78d

Monochromatic

  1. #070014
  2. #1f005b
  3. #3900a7
  4. #5300f4
  5. #8241ff

Shades

#3900a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3900a7
  2. #330096
  3. #2e0086
  4. #280075
  5. #220064
  6. #1d0054
  7. #170043
  8. #110032
  9. #0b0021
  10. #060011
  11. #000000

Tints

#3900a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3900a7
  2. #4d1ab0
  3. #6133b9
  4. #744dc1
  5. #8866ca
  6. #9c80d3
  7. #b099dc
  8. #c4b3e5
  9. #d7cced
  10. #ebe6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3900a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3900a7
  2. #400da3
  3. #471a9f
  4. #4e269b
  5. #553397
  6. #5d4094
  7. #644d90
  8. #6b5a8c
  9. #726688
  10. #797384
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #372975 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003bab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0030a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004260 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002da9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0024a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #113283 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3900a7 {
  color: #3900a7;
}
Background
.bg-3900a7 {
  background-color: #3900a7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3900a7 {
  border: 2px solid #3900a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3900a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 0 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3900a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3900a7, #8d00a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3900a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 0 167 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.00 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.95 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.89 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.14 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.20 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.58 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.20 #c6ff58 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3900a7  rgb(57, 0, 167)  hsl(260, 100%, 33%)  Zaffre
#6ea700  rgb(110, 167, 0)  hsl(80, 100%, 33%)  Apple Green
#a73900  rgb(167, 57, 0)  hsl(20, 100%, 33%)  Rust
#00a739  rgb(0, 167, 57)  hsl(140, 100%, 33%)  Shamrock Green