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#470FA8

#470fa8 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#470fa8 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 5.88% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.74% cyan, 91.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 261.96°, with 83.61% saturation and 35.88% 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 11.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 5.31.

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Relative luminance0.0451

Complementary

  1. #470fa8
  2. #70a80f

Split complementary

  1. #470fa8
  2. #a8930f
  3. #23a80f

Analogous

  1. #0f23a8
  2. #470fa8
  3. #930fa8

Triadic

  1. #470fa8
  2. #a8470f
  3. #0fa847

Tetradic

  1. #470fa8
  2. #a80f70
  3. #70a80f
  4. #0fa847

Square

  1. #470fa8
  2. #a80f23
  3. #70a80f
  4. #0fa893

Monochromatic

  1. #0c021c
  2. #290962
  3. #470fa8
  4. #6619ea
  5. #945ff1

Shades

#470fa8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #470fa8
  2. #400e97
  3. #390c86
  4. #320b76
  5. #2b0965
  6. #240854
  7. #1c0643
  8. #150532
  9. #0e0322
  10. #070211
  11. #000000

Tints

#470fa8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #470fa8
  2. #5927b1
  3. #6c3fb9
  4. #7e57c2
  5. #916fcb
  6. #a387d4
  7. #b59fdc
  8. #c8b7e5
  9. #dacfee
  10. #ede7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#470fa8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #470fa8
  2. #4d1aa4
  3. #5226a0
  4. #58319c
  5. #5e3c98
  6. #644894
  7. #695390
  8. #6f5e8c
  9. #756988
  10. #7a7584
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #412f77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003fac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #174462 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0032aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ca7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #313684 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-470fa8 {
  color: #470fa8;
}
Background
.bg-470fa8 {
  background-color: #470fa8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-470fa8 {
  border: 2px solid #470fa8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #470fa8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 15 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 84% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-470fa8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #470fa8, #930fa8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-470fa8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 15 168 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.31 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.65 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.03 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.11 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.69 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.76 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.81 #b8f057 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Zaffre
#470fa8  rgb(71, 15, 168)  hsl(262, 84%, 36%)  Zaffre
#70a80f  rgb(112, 168, 15)  hsl(82, 84%, 36%)  Apple Green
#a8470f  rgb(168, 71, 15)  hsl(22, 84%, 36%)  Rust
#0fa847  rgb(15, 168, 71)  hsl(142, 84%, 36%)  Shamrock Green