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#3F00A7

#3f00a7 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3f00a7 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 0% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.28% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 262.63°, 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 11.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 4.59.

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Relative luminance0.0385

Complementary

  1. #3f00a7
  2. #68a700

Split complementary

  1. #3f00a7
  2. #a79300
  3. #15a700

Analogous

  1. #0015a7
  2. #3f00a7
  3. #9300a7

Triadic

  1. #3f00a7
  2. #a73f00
  3. #00a73f

Tetradic

  1. #3f00a7
  2. #a70068
  3. #68a700
  4. #00a73f

Square

  1. #3f00a7
  2. #a70015
  3. #68a700
  4. #00a793

Monochromatic

  1. #080014
  2. #22005b
  3. #3f00a7
  4. #5c00f4
  5. #8941ff

Shades

#3f00a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f00a7
  2. #390096
  3. #320086
  4. #2c0075
  5. #260064
  6. #200054
  7. #190043
  8. #130032
  9. #0d0021
  10. #060011
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f00a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f00a7
  2. #521ab0
  3. #6533b9
  4. #794dc1
  5. #8c66ca
  6. #9f80d3
  7. #b299dc
  8. #c5b3e5
  9. #d9cced
  10. #ece6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f00a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f00a7
  2. #460da3
  3. #4c1a9f
  4. #53269b
  5. #593397
  6. #604094
  7. #664d90
  8. #6d5a8c
  9. #736688
  10. #7a7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a2a75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003bab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0032a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004160 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002da9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0026a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #223283 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f00a7 {
  color: #3f00a7;
}
Background
.bg-3f00a7 {
  background-color: #3f00a7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f00a7 {
  border: 2px solid #3f00a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f00a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 0 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f00a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f00a7, #9300a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f00a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 0 167 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.59 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.23 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.85 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.44 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.70 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.74 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.70 #c0ff58 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#3f00a7  rgb(63, 0, 167)  hsl(263, 100%, 33%)  Zaffre
#68a700  rgb(104, 167, 0)  hsl(83, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green
#a73f00  rgb(167, 63, 0)  hsl(23, 100%, 33%)  Rust
#00a73f  rgb(0, 167, 63)  hsl(143, 100%, 33%)  Shamrock Green