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#3909AE

#3909ae ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3909ae is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 3.53% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.24% cyan, 94.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 257.45°, with 90.16% saturation and 35.88% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.81.

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Relative luminance0.0412

Complementary

  1. #3909ae
  2. #7eae09

Split complementary

  1. #3909ae
  2. #ae8b09
  3. #2cae09

Analogous

  1. #092cae
  2. #3909ae
  3. #8b09ae

Triadic

  1. #3909ae
  2. #ae3909
  3. #09ae39

Tetradic

  1. #3909ae
  2. #ae097e
  3. #7eae09
  4. #09ae39

Square

  1. #3909ae
  2. #ae092c
  3. #7eae09
  4. #09ae8b

Monochromatic

  1. #09011d
  2. #210565
  3. #3909ae
  4. #5311f3
  5. #875af6

Shades

#3909ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3909ae
  2. #33089d
  3. #2e078b
  4. #28067a
  5. #220568
  6. #1d0557
  7. #170446
  8. #110334
  9. #0b0223
  10. #060111
  11. #000000

Tints

#3909ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3909ae
  2. #4d22b6
  3. #613abe
  4. #7453c6
  5. #886bce
  6. #9c84d7
  7. #b09ddf
  8. #c4b5e7
  9. #d7ceef
  10. #ebe6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3909ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3909ae
  2. #4015a9
  3. #4721a5
  4. #4e2da0
  5. #55399c
  6. #5d4597
  7. #645092
  8. #6b5c8e
  9. #726889
  10. #797485
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #392d7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003eb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004665 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0031b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0028ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #053788 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3909ae {
  color: #3909ae;
}
Background
.bg-3909ae {
  background-color: #3909ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3909ae {
  border: 2px solid #3909ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3909ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 9 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 90% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3909ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3909ae, #8b09ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3909ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 9 174 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.81 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.08 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.80 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.83 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.06 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.07 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.41 #c6f651 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3909ae  rgb(57, 9, 174)  hsl(257, 90%, 36%)  Zaffre
#7eae09  rgb(126, 174, 9)  hsl(77, 90%, 36%)  Apple Green
#ae3909  rgb(174, 57, 9)  hsl(17, 90%, 36%)  Rust
#09ae39  rgb(9, 174, 57)  hsl(137, 90%, 36%)  Kelly Green