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#490AAA

#490aaa ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#490aaa is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 3.92% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.06% cyan, 94.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 263.63°, 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 11.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 5.59.

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Relative luminance0.0454

Complementary

  1. #490aaa
  2. #6baa0a

Split complementary

  1. #490aaa
  2. #aa990a
  3. #1baa0a

Analogous

  1. #0a1baa
  2. #490aaa
  3. #990aaa

Triadic

  1. #490aaa
  2. #aa490a
  3. #0aaa49

Tetradic

  1. #490aaa
  2. #aa0a6b
  3. #6baa0a
  4. #0aaa49

Square

  1. #490aaa
  2. #aa0a1b
  3. #6baa0a
  4. #0aaa99

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0119
  2. #2a0662
  3. #490aaa
  4. #6810f1
  5. #9658f5

Shades

#490aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490aaa
  2. #420999
  3. #3a0888
  4. #330777
  5. #2c0666
  6. #250555
  7. #1d0444
  8. #160333
  9. #0f0222
  10. #070111
  11. #000000

Tints

#490aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490aaa
  2. #5b23b3
  3. #6d3bbb
  4. #8054c4
  5. #926ccc
  6. #a485d5
  7. #b69ddd
  8. #c8b6e6
  9. #dbceee
  10. #ede7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490aaa
  2. #4f16a6
  3. #5422a2
  4. #5a2d9d
  5. #5f3999
  6. #654595
  7. #6a5191
  8. #705d8d
  9. #756888
  10. #7b7484
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #422f78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003fae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1c4363 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0031ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ca8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #333585 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490aaa {
  color: #490aaa;
}
Background
.bg-490aaa {
  background-color: #490aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490aaa {
  border: 2px solid #490aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 10 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 89% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490aaa, #990aaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 10 170 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.59 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.60 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.10 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.43 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.97 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.02 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.26 #b6f555 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Zaffre
#490aaa  rgb(73, 10, 170)  hsl(264, 89%, 35%)  Zaffre
#6baa0a  rgb(107, 170, 10)  hsl(84, 89%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#aa490a  rgb(170, 73, 10)  hsl(24, 89%, 35%)  Rust
#0aaa49  rgb(10, 170, 73)  hsl(144, 89%, 35%)  Medium Sea Green