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#3900A9

#3900a9 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3900a9 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 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.27% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 260.24°, with 100% saturation and 33.14% 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 12.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0373

Complementary

  1. #3900a9
  2. #70a900

Split complementary

  1. #3900a9
  2. #a98e00
  3. #1ba900

Analogous

  1. #001ba9
  2. #3900a9
  3. #8e00a9

Triadic

  1. #3900a9
  2. #a93900
  3. #00a939

Tetradic

  1. #3900a9
  2. #a90070
  3. #70a900
  4. #00a939

Square

  1. #3900a9
  2. #a9001b
  3. #70a900
  4. #00a98e

Monochromatic

  1. #070014
  2. #1f005d
  3. #3900a9
  4. #5300f6
  5. #8243ff

Shades

#3900a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3900a9
  2. #330098
  3. #2e0087
  4. #280076
  5. #220065
  6. #1d0055
  7. #170044
  8. #110033
  9. #0b0022
  10. #060011
  11. #000000

Tints

#3900a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3900a9
  2. #4d1ab2
  3. #6133ba
  4. #744dc3
  5. #8866cb
  6. #9c80d4
  7. #b099dd
  8. #c4b3e5
  9. #d7ccee
  10. #ebe6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3900a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3900a9
  2. #400da5
  3. #471aa1
  4. #4e269d
  5. #553399
  6. #5d4095
  7. #644d90
  8. #6b5a8c
  9. #726688
  10. #797384
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #372976 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003bad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0031a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004361 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002dab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0025a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0f3384 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3900a9 {
  color: #3900a9;
}
Background
.bg-3900a9 {
  background-color: #3900a9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3900a9 {
  border: 2px solid #3900a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3900a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 0 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3900a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3900a9, #8e00a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3900a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 0 169 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.99 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.71 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.07 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.36 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.37 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.82 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.33 #c6ff56 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3900a9  rgb(57, 0, 169)  hsl(260, 100%, 33%)  Zaffre
#70a900  rgb(112, 169, 0)  hsl(80, 100%, 33%)  Apple Green
#a93900  rgb(169, 57, 0)  hsl(20, 100%, 33%)  Rust
#00a939  rgb(0, 169, 57)  hsl(140, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green