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#481AAA

#481aaa ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#481aaa is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 10.2% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.65% cyan, 84.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 259.17°, with 73.47% saturation and 38.43% 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 5.57.

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Relative luminance0.0502

Complementary

  1. #481aaa
  2. #7caa1a

Split complementary

  1. #481aaa
  2. #aa901a
  3. #34aa1a

Analogous

  1. #1a34aa
  2. #481aaa
  3. #901aaa

Triadic

  1. #481aaa
  2. #aa481a
  3. #1aaa48

Tetradic

  1. #481aaa
  2. #aa1a7c
  3. #7caa1a
  4. #1aaa48

Square

  1. #481aaa
  2. #aa1a34
  3. #7caa1a
  4. #1aaa90

Monochromatic

  1. #100625
  2. #2c1068
  3. #481aaa
  4. #6931df
  5. #9973ea

Shades

#481aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481aaa
  2. #411799
  3. #3a1588
  4. #321277
  5. #2b1066
  6. #240d55
  7. #1d0a44
  8. #160833
  9. #0e0522
  10. #070311
  11. #000000

Tints

#481aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481aaa
  2. #5a31b3
  3. #6d48bb
  4. #7f5fc4
  5. #9176cc
  6. #a48dd5
  7. #b6a3dd
  8. #c8bae6
  9. #dad1ee
  10. #ede8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481aaa
  2. #4e24a6
  3. #532ea2
  4. #59399d
  5. #5e4399
  6. #644d95
  7. #6a5791
  8. #6f618d
  9. #756c88
  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 #433479 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ba8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #174765 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #313a86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481aaa {
  color: #481aaa;
}
Background
.bg-481aaa {
  background-color: #481aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481aaa {
  border: 2px solid #481aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 26 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 73% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481aaa, #901aaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 26 170 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.57 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.84 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.87 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.53 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.63 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.76 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.22 #b7e555 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Zaffre
#481aaa  rgb(72, 26, 170)  hsl(259, 73%, 38%)  Zaffre
#7caa1a  rgb(124, 170, 26)  hsl(79, 73%, 38%)  Apple Green
#aa481a  rgb(170, 72, 26)  hsl(19, 73%, 38%)  Rust
#1aaa48  rgb(26, 170, 72)  hsl(139, 73%, 38%)  Medium Sea Green