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#470AAA

#470aaa ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#470aaa is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 3.92% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.24% cyan, 94.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 262.88°, with 88.89% saturation and 35.29% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 5.33.

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Relative luminance0.0446

Complementary

  1. #470aaa
  2. #6daa0a

Split complementary

  1. #470aaa
  2. #aa970a
  3. #1daa0a

Analogous

  1. #0a1daa
  2. #470aaa
  3. #970aaa

Triadic

  1. #470aaa
  2. #aa470a
  3. #0aaa47

Tetradic

  1. #470aaa
  2. #aa0a6d
  3. #6daa0a
  4. #0aaa47

Square

  1. #470aaa
  2. #aa0a1d
  3. #6daa0a
  4. #0aaa97

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0119
  2. #290662
  3. #470aaa
  4. #6510f1
  5. #9458f5

Shades

#470aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #470aaa
  2. #400999
  3. #390888
  4. #320777
  5. #2b0666
  6. #240555
  7. #1c0444
  8. #150333
  9. #0e0222
  10. #070111
  11. #000000

Tints

#470aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #470aaa
  2. #5923b3
  3. #6c3bbb
  4. #7e54c4
  5. #916ccc
  6. #a385d5
  7. #b59ddd
  8. #c8b6e6
  9. #daceee
  10. #ede7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#470aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #470aaa
  2. #4d16a6
  3. #5222a2
  4. #582d9d
  5. #5e3999
  6. #644595
  7. #695191
  8. #6f5d8d
  9. #756888
  10. #7a7484
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #402f78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003fae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #144463 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0031ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ba8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #303585 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-470aaa {
  color: #470aaa;
}
Background
.bg-470aaa {
  background-color: #470aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-470aaa {
  border: 2px solid #470aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #470aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 10 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 89% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-470aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #470aaa, #970aaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-470aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 10 170 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.33 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.42 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.14 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.33 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.75 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.79 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.05 #b8f555 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Zaffre
#470aaa  rgb(71, 10, 170)  hsl(263, 89%, 35%)  Zaffre
#6daa0a  rgb(109, 170, 10)  hsl(83, 89%, 35%)  Apple Green
#aa470a  rgb(170, 71, 10)  hsl(23, 89%, 35%)  Rust
#0aaa47  rgb(10, 170, 71)  hsl(143, 89%, 35%)  Medium Sea Green