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#451EA2

#451ea2 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#451ea2 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 11.76% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.41% cyan, 81.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 257.73°, with 68.75% saturation and 37.65% 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 10.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 5.39.

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Relative luminance0.048

Complementary

  1. #451ea2
  2. #7ba21e

Split complementary

  1. #451ea2
  2. #a2871e
  3. #39a21e

Analogous

  1. #1e39a2
  2. #451ea2
  3. #871ea2

Triadic

  1. #451ea2
  2. #a2451e
  3. #1ea245

Tetradic

  1. #451ea2
  2. #a21e7b
  3. #7ba21e
  4. #1ea245

Square

  1. #451ea2
  2. #a21e39
  3. #7ba21e
  4. #1ea287

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0621
  2. #2a1261
  3. #451ea2
  4. #6433d9
  5. #9574e5

Shades

#451ea2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #451ea2
  2. #3e1b92
  3. #371882
  4. #301571
  5. #291261
  6. #230f51
  7. #1c0c41
  8. #150931
  9. #0e0620
  10. #070310
  11. #000000

Tints

#451ea2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #451ea2
  2. #5835ab
  3. #6a4bb5
  4. #7d62be
  5. #8f78c7
  6. #a28fd1
  7. #b5a5da
  8. #c7bce3
  9. #dad2ec
  10. #ece9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#451ea2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #451ea2
  2. #4b289f
  3. #51329b
  4. #573b98
  5. #5d4594
  6. #634f91
  7. #68598e
  8. #6e638a
  9. #746c87
  10. #7a7683
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #413474 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003aa0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #184661 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #303a80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-451ea2 {
  color: #451ea2;
}
Background
.bg-451ea2 {
  background-color: #451ea2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-451ea2 {
  border: 2px solid #451ea2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #451ea2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 30 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 69% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-451ea2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #451ea2, #871ea2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-451ea2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 30 162 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.39 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.39 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.58 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.67 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.73 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.50 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.54 #bae15d Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Zaffre
#451ea2  rgb(69, 30, 162)  hsl(258, 69%, 38%)  Zaffre
#7ba21e  rgb(123, 162, 30)  hsl(78, 69%, 38%)  Apple Green
#a2451e  rgb(162, 69, 30)  hsl(18, 69%, 38%)  Sienna
#1ea245  rgb(30, 162, 69)  hsl(138, 69%, 38%)  Shamrock Green