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#451CA1

#451ca1 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#451ca1 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 10.98% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.14% cyan, 82.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 258.5°, with 70.37% saturation and 37.06% 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 10.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 5.32.

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Relative luminance0.0467

Complementary

  1. #451ca1
  2. #78a11c

Split complementary

  1. #451ca1
  2. #a1881c
  3. #35a11c

Analogous

  1. #1c35a1
  2. #451ca1
  3. #881ca1

Triadic

  1. #451ca1
  2. #a1451c
  3. #1ca145

Tetradic

  1. #451ca1
  2. #a11c78
  3. #78a11c
  4. #1ca145

Square

  1. #451ca1
  2. #a11c35
  3. #78a11c
  4. #1ca188

Monochromatic

  1. #0d051f
  2. #291160
  3. #451ca1
  4. #642fdb
  5. #9470e6

Shades

#451ca1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #451ca1
  2. #3e1991
  3. #371681
  4. #301471
  5. #291161
  6. #230e51
  7. #1c0b40
  8. #150830
  9. #0e0620
  10. #070310
  11. #000000

Tints

#451ca1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #451ca1
  2. #5833aa
  3. #6a49b4
  4. #7d60bd
  5. #8f77c7
  6. #a28ed0
  7. #b5a4d9
  8. #c7bbe3
  9. #dad2ec
  10. #ece8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#451ca1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #451ca1
  2. #4b269e
  3. #51309a
  4. #573a97
  5. #5d4494
  6. #634e91
  7. #68588d
  8. #6e628a
  9. #746c87
  10. #7a7683
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #403373 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00399f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1a4560 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #30387f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-451ca1 {
  color: #451ca1;
}
Background
.bg-451ca1 {
  background-color: #451ca1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-451ca1 {
  border: 2px solid #451ca1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #451ca1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 28 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 70% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-451ca1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #451ca1, #881ca1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-451ca1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 28 161 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.32 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.07 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.43 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.58 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.80 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.37 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.65 #bae35e Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Zaffre
#451ca1  rgb(69, 28, 161)  hsl(259, 70%, 37%)  Zaffre
#78a11c  rgb(120, 161, 28)  hsl(79, 70%, 37%)  Olive Drab
#a1451c  rgb(161, 69, 28)  hsl(19, 70%, 37%)  Sienna
#1ca145  rgb(28, 161, 69)  hsl(139, 70%, 37%)  Shamrock Green