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#400AAC

#400aac ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#400aac 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 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.79% cyan, 94.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 260°, with 89.01% saturation and 35.69% 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 11.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 4.5.

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Relative luminance0.0429

Complementary

  1. #400aac
  2. #76ac0a

Split complementary

  1. #400aac
  2. #ac910a
  3. #25ac0a

Analogous

  1. #0a25ac
  2. #400aac
  3. #910aac

Triadic

  1. #400aac
  2. #ac400a
  3. #0aac40

Tetradic

  1. #400aac
  2. #ac0a76
  3. #76ac0a
  4. #0aac40

Square

  1. #400aac
  2. #ac0a25
  3. #76ac0a
  4. #0aac91

Monochromatic

  1. #0a021b
  2. #250664
  3. #400aac
  4. #5c11f1
  5. #8e5af5

Shades

#400aac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400aac
  2. #3a099b
  3. #33088a
  4. #2d0778
  5. #260667
  6. #200556
  7. #1a0445
  8. #130334
  9. #0d0222
  10. #060111
  11. #000000

Tints

#400aac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400aac
  2. #5323b4
  3. #663bbd
  4. #7954c5
  5. #8c6ccd
  6. #a085d6
  7. #b39dde
  8. #c6b6e6
  9. #d9ceee
  10. #ece7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400aac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400aac
  2. #4616a8
  3. #4d22a3
  4. #532d9f
  5. #5a399a
  6. #604596
  7. #665192
  8. #6d5d8d
  9. #736889
  10. #7a7484
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d2e79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003fb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004564 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0031ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002aaa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #203687 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400aac {
  color: #400aac;
}
Background
.bg-400aac {
  background-color: #400aac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400aac {
  border: 2px solid #400aac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400aac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400aac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400aac, #910aac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400aac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 172 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.50 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.69 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.60 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.21 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.24 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.31 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.47 #bff553 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Zaffre
#400aac  rgb(64, 10, 172)  hsl(260, 89%, 36%)  Zaffre
#76ac0a  rgb(118, 172, 10)  hsl(80, 89%, 36%)  Apple Green
#ac400a  rgb(172, 64, 10)  hsl(20, 89%, 36%)  Rust
#0aac40  rgb(10, 172, 64)  hsl(140, 89%, 36%)  Medium Sea Green