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#40239B

#40239b ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#40239b is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 13.73% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.71% cyan, 77.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 254.5°, with 63.16% saturation and 37.25% 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 10.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 5.37.

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Relative luminance0.0466

Complementary

  1. #40239b
  2. #7e9b23

Split complementary

  1. #40239b
  2. #9b7c23
  3. #429b23

Analogous

  1. #23429b
  2. #40239b
  3. #7c239b

Triadic

  1. #40239b
  2. #9b4023
  3. #239b40

Tetradic

  1. #40239b
  2. #9b237e
  3. #7e9b23
  4. #239b40

Square

  1. #40239b
  2. #9b2342
  3. #7e9b23
  4. #239b7c

Monochromatic

  1. #0c071e
  2. #26155d
  3. #40239b
  4. #5e38d2
  5. #9077e0

Shades

#40239b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40239b
  2. #3a208c
  3. #331c7c
  4. #2d196d
  5. #26155d
  6. #20124e
  7. #1a0e3e
  8. #130b2f
  9. #0d071f
  10. #060410
  11. #000000

Tints

#40239b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40239b
  2. #5339a5
  3. #664faf
  4. #7965b9
  5. #8c7bc3
  6. #a091cd
  7. #b3a7d7
  8. #c6bde1
  9. #d9d3eb
  10. #ece9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40239b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40239b
  2. #462c98
  3. #4d3696
  4. #533f93
  5. #5a4890
  6. #60528e
  7. #665b8b
  8. #6d6488
  9. #736d85
  10. #7a7783
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e346f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00409e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003999 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0e455e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00379d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00329a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a3a7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40239b {
  color: #40239b;
}
Background
.bg-40239b {
  background-color: #40239b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-40239b {
  border: 2px solid #40239b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40239b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 35 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 63% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40239b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40239b, #7c239b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40239b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 35 155 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.37 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.71 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.02 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.63 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.00 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.14 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.42 #bfdc64 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Zaffre
#40239b  rgb(64, 35, 155)  hsl(255, 63%, 37%)  Zaffre
#7e9b23  rgb(126, 155, 35)  hsl(75, 63%, 37%)  Olive Drab
#9b4023  rgb(155, 64, 35)  hsl(15, 63%, 37%)  Chestnut
#239b40  rgb(35, 155, 64)  hsl(135, 63%, 37%)  Shamrock Green