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#400AAB

#400aab ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#400aab is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 3.92% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.57% cyan, 94.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 260.12°, with 88.95% saturation and 35.49% 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 11.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 4.49.

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Relative luminance0.0425

Complementary

  1. #400aab
  2. #75ab0a

Split complementary

  1. #400aab
  2. #ab900a
  3. #25ab0a

Analogous

  1. #0a25ab
  2. #400aab
  3. #900aab

Triadic

  1. #400aab
  2. #ab400a
  3. #0aab40

Tetradic

  1. #400aab
  2. #ab0a75
  3. #75ab0a
  4. #0aab40

Square

  1. #400aab
  2. #ab0a25
  3. #75ab0a
  4. #0aab90

Monochromatic

  1. #0a021a
  2. #250663
  3. #400aab
  4. #5c10f1
  5. #8d59f5

Shades

#400aab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400aab
  2. #3a099a
  3. #330889
  4. #2d0778
  5. #260667
  6. #200556
  7. #1a0444
  8. #130333
  9. #0d0222
  10. #060111
  11. #000000

Tints

#400aab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400aab
  2. #5323b3
  3. #663bbc
  4. #7954c4
  5. #8c6ccd
  6. #a085d5
  7. #b39ddd
  8. #c6b6e6
  9. #d9ceee
  10. #ece7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400aab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400aab
  2. #4616a7
  3. #4d22a2
  4. #532d9e
  5. #5a399a
  6. #604596
  7. #665191
  8. #6d5d8d
  9. #736889
  10. #7a7484
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d2d78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003eaf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004564 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0031ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0029a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #213686 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400aab {
  color: #400aab;
}
Background
.bg-400aab {
  background-color: #400aab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400aab {
  border: 2px solid #400aab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400aab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 89% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400aab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400aab, #900aab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400aab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 171 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.49 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.79 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.48 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.12 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.15 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.19 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.43 #bff554 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Zaffre
#400aab  rgb(64, 10, 171)  hsl(260, 89%, 35%)  Zaffre
#75ab0a  rgb(117, 171, 10)  hsl(80, 89%, 35%)  Apple Green
#ab400a  rgb(171, 64, 10)  hsl(20, 89%, 35%)  Rust
#0aab40  rgb(10, 171, 64)  hsl(140, 89%, 35%)  Medium Sea Green