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#400AAD

#400aad ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#400aad 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 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.01% cyan, 94.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 259.88°, with 89.07% 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 11.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 4.52.

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Relative luminance0.0432

Complementary

  1. #400aad
  2. #77ad0a

Split complementary

  1. #400aad
  2. #ad910a
  3. #25ad0a

Analogous

  1. #0a25ad
  2. #400aad
  3. #910aad

Triadic

  1. #400aad
  2. #ad400a
  3. #0aad40

Tetradic

  1. #400aad
  2. #ad0a77
  3. #77ad0a
  4. #0aad40

Square

  1. #400aad
  2. #ad0a25
  3. #77ad0a
  4. #0aad91

Monochromatic

  1. #0a021c
  2. #250665
  3. #400aad
  4. #5c12f1
  5. #8e5af5

Shades

#400aad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400aad
  2. #3a099c
  3. #33088a
  4. #2d0779
  5. #260668
  6. #200557
  7. #1a0445
  8. #130334
  9. #0d0223
  10. #060111
  11. #000000

Tints

#400aad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400aad
  2. #5323b5
  3. #663bbd
  4. #7954c6
  5. #8c6cce
  6. #a085d6
  7. #b39dde
  8. #c6b6e6
  9. #d9ceef
  10. #ece7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400aad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400aad
  2. #4616a9
  3. #4d22a4
  4. #532da0
  5. #5a399b
  6. #604597
  7. #665192
  8. #6d5d8e
  9. #736889
  10. #7a7485
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d2e7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003fb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004665 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0031af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002aab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #203688 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400aad {
  color: #400aad;
}
Background
.bg-400aad {
  background-color: #400aad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400aad {
  border: 2px solid #400aad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400aad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400aad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400aad, #910aad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400aad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 173 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.52 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.59 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.72 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.30 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.33 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.44 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.51 #bff552 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Zaffre
#400aad  rgb(64, 10, 173)  hsl(260, 89%, 36%)  Zaffre
#77ad0a  rgb(119, 173, 10)  hsl(80, 89%, 36%)  Apple Green
#ad400a  rgb(173, 64, 10)  hsl(20, 89%, 36%)  Rust
#0aad40  rgb(10, 173, 64)  hsl(140, 89%, 36%)  Medium Sea Green