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#481FA3

#481fa3 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#481fa3 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 12.16% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.83% cyan, 80.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 258.64°, with 68.04% saturation and 38.04% 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 10.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 5.82.

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Relative luminance0.05

Complementary

  1. #481fa3
  2. #7aa31f

Split complementary

  1. #481fa3
  2. #a38a1f
  3. #38a31f

Analogous

  1. #1f38a3
  2. #481fa3
  3. #8a1fa3

Triadic

  1. #481fa3
  2. #a3481f
  3. #1fa348

Tetradic

  1. #481fa3
  2. #a31f7a
  3. #7aa31f
  4. #1fa348

Square

  1. #481fa3
  2. #a31f38
  3. #7aa31f
  4. #1fa38a

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0722
  2. #2c1363
  3. #481fa3
  4. #6836d9
  5. #9976e5

Shades

#481fa3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481fa3
  2. #411c93
  3. #3a1982
  4. #321672
  5. #2b1362
  6. #241052
  7. #1d0c41
  8. #160931
  9. #0e0621
  10. #070310
  11. #000000

Tints

#481fa3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481fa3
  2. #5a35ac
  3. #6d4cb5
  4. #7f62bf
  5. #9179c8
  6. #a48fd1
  7. #b6a5da
  8. #c8bce3
  9. #dad2ed
  10. #ede9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481fa3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481fa3
  2. #4e29a0
  3. #53329c
  4. #593c99
  5. #5e4695
  6. #645092
  7. #6a598e
  8. #6f638b
  9. #756d87
  10. #7a7684
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #433575 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ca1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #214662 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #343a81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481fa3 {
  color: #481fa3;
}
Background
.bg-481fa3 {
  background-color: #481fa3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481fa3 {
  border: 2px solid #481fa3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481fa3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 31 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 68% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481fa3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481fa3, #8a1fa3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481fa3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 31 163 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.82 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.51 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.78 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.00 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.09 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.13 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.61 #b7e05c Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Zaffre
#481fa3  rgb(72, 31, 163)  hsl(259, 68%, 38%)  Zaffre
#7aa31f  rgb(122, 163, 31)  hsl(79, 68%, 38%)  Apple Green
#a3481f  rgb(163, 72, 31)  hsl(19, 68%, 38%)  Sienna
#1fa348  rgb(31, 163, 72)  hsl(139, 68%, 38%)  Shamrock Green