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#400EAE

#400eae ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#400eae is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 5.49% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.22% cyan, 91.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 258.75°, with 85.11% saturation and 36.86% 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 11.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 4.51.

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Relative luminance0.0446

Complementary

  1. #400eae
  2. #7cae0e

Split complementary

  1. #400eae
  2. #ae900e
  3. #2cae0e

Analogous

  1. #0e2cae
  2. #400eae
  3. #900eae

Triadic

  1. #400eae
  2. #ae400e
  3. #0eae40

Tetradic

  1. #400eae
  2. #ae0e7c
  3. #7cae0e
  4. #0eae40

Square

  1. #400eae
  2. #ae0e2c
  3. #7cae0e
  4. #0eae90

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0320
  2. #260867
  3. #400eae
  4. #5d1ced
  5. #9063f2

Shades

#400eae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400eae
  2. #3a0d9d
  3. #330b8b
  4. #2d0a7a
  5. #260868
  6. #200757
  7. #1a0646
  8. #130434
  9. #0d0323
  10. #060111
  11. #000000

Tints

#400eae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400eae
  2. #5326b6
  3. #663ebe
  4. #7956c6
  5. #8c6ece
  6. #a087d7
  7. #b39fdf
  8. #c6b7e7
  9. #d9cfef
  10. #ece7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400eae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400eae
  2. #4619a9
  3. #4d25a5
  4. #5330a0
  5. #5a3c9c
  6. #604797
  7. #665292
  8. #6d5e8e
  9. #736989
  10. #7a7585
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d2f7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004766 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1f3889 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400eae {
  color: #400eae;
}
Background
.bg-400eae {
  background-color: #400eae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400eae {
  border: 2px solid #400eae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400eae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 14 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 85% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400eae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400eae, #900eae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400eae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 14 174 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.51 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.52 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.95 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.39 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.45 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.52 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.59 #bff151 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Zaffre
#400eae  rgb(64, 14, 174)  hsl(259, 85%, 37%)  Zaffre
#7cae0e  rgb(124, 174, 14)  hsl(79, 85%, 37%)  Apple Green
#ae400e  rgb(174, 64, 14)  hsl(19, 85%, 37%)  Rust
#0eae40  rgb(14, 174, 64)  hsl(139, 85%, 37%)  Medium Sea Green