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#451EA8

#451ea8 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#451ea8 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 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.93% cyan, 82.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 256.96°, with 69.7% saturation and 38.82% 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 10.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 5.33.

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Relative luminance0.0502

Complementary

  1. #451ea8
  2. #81a81e

Split complementary

  1. #451ea8
  2. #a88a1e
  3. #3ca81e

Analogous

  1. #1e3ca8
  2. #451ea8
  3. #8a1ea8

Triadic

  1. #451ea8
  2. #a8451e
  3. #1ea845

Tetradic

  1. #451ea8
  2. #a81e81
  3. #81a81e
  4. #1ea845

Square

  1. #451ea8
  2. #a81e3c
  3. #81a81e
  4. #1ea88a

Monochromatic

  1. #100726
  2. #2a1267
  3. #451ea8
  4. #6637db
  5. #9778e7

Shades

#451ea8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #451ea8
  2. #3e1b97
  3. #371886
  4. #301576
  5. #291265
  6. #230f54
  7. #1c0c43
  8. #150932
  9. #0e0622
  10. #070311
  11. #000000

Tints

#451ea8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #451ea8
  2. #5835b1
  3. #6a4bb9
  4. #7d62c2
  5. #8f78cb
  6. #a28fd4
  7. #b5a5dc
  8. #c7bce5
  9. #dad2ee
  10. #ece9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#451ea8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #451ea8
  2. #4b28a4
  3. #5132a0
  4. #573b9c
  5. #5d4598
  6. #634f94
  7. #685990
  8. #6e638c
  9. #746c88
  10. #7a7684
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #423578 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ba6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0c4864 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d3b85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-451ea8 {
  color: #451ea8;
}
Background
.bg-451ea8 {
  background-color: #451ea8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-451ea8 {
  border: 2px solid #451ea8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #451ea8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 30 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 70% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-451ea8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #451ea8, #8a1ea8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-451ea8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 30 168 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.33 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.99 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.93 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.07 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.42 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.70 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.94 #bae157 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Zaffre
#451ea8  rgb(69, 30, 168)  hsl(257, 70%, 39%)  Zaffre
#81a81e  rgb(129, 168, 30)  hsl(77, 70%, 39%)  Apple Green
#a8451e  rgb(168, 69, 30)  hsl(17, 70%, 39%)  Rust
#1ea845  rgb(30, 168, 69)  hsl(137, 70%, 39%)  Medium Sea Green