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#401EA4

#401ea4 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#401ea4 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 11.76% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.98% cyan, 81.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 255.22°, with 69.07% saturation and 38.04% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 4.71.

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Relative luminance0.047

Complementary

  1. #401ea4
  2. #82a41e

Split complementary

  1. #401ea4
  2. #a4831e
  3. #3fa41e

Analogous

  1. #1e3fa4
  2. #401ea4
  3. #831ea4

Triadic

  1. #401ea4
  2. #a4401e
  3. #1ea440

Tetradic

  1. #401ea4
  2. #a41e82
  3. #82a41e
  4. #1ea440

Square

  1. #401ea4
  2. #a41e3f
  3. #82a41e
  4. #1ea483

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0623
  2. #271263
  3. #401ea4
  4. #5f35da
  5. #9275e6

Shades

#401ea4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #401ea4
  2. #3a1b94
  3. #331883
  4. #2d1573
  5. #261262
  6. #200f52
  7. #1a0c42
  8. #130931
  9. #0d0621
  10. #060310
  11. #000000

Tints

#401ea4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #401ea4
  2. #5335ad
  3. #664bb6
  4. #7962bf
  5. #8c78c8
  6. #a08fd2
  7. #b3a5db
  8. #c6bce4
  9. #d9d2ed
  10. #ece9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#401ea4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #401ea4
  2. #4628a0
  3. #4d329d
  4. #533b99
  5. #5a4596
  6. #604f92
  7. #66598e
  8. #6d638b
  9. #736c87
  10. #7a7684
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e3375 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004762 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #253a82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-401ea4 {
  color: #401ea4;
}
Background
.bg-401ea4 {
  background-color: #401ea4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-401ea4 {
  border: 2px solid #401ea4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #401ea4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 30 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 69% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-401ea4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #401ea4, #831ea4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-401ea4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 30 164 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.71 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.04 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.15 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.73 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.82 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.13 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.58 #bfe15b Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Zaffre
#401ea4  rgb(64, 30, 164)  hsl(255, 69%, 38%)  Zaffre
#82a41e  rgb(130, 164, 30)  hsl(75, 69%, 38%)  Apple Green
#a4401e  rgb(164, 64, 30)  hsl(15, 69%, 38%)  Rust
#1ea440  rgb(30, 164, 64)  hsl(135, 69%, 38%)  Shamrock Green