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#4E1CAA

#4e1caa ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e1caa is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 10.98% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.12% cyan, 83.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 261.13°, with 71.72% saturation and 38.82% 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 10.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 6.47.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0535

Complementary

  1. #4e1caa
  2. #78aa1c

Split complementary

  1. #4e1caa
  2. #aa951c
  3. #31aa1c

Analogous

  1. #1c31aa
  2. #4e1caa
  3. #951caa

Triadic

  1. #4e1caa
  2. #aa4e1c
  3. #1caa4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e1caa
  2. #aa1c78
  3. #78aa1c
  4. #1caa4e

Square

  1. #4e1caa
  2. #aa1c31
  3. #78aa1c
  4. #1caa95

Monochromatic

  1. #120627
  2. #301168
  3. #4e1caa
  4. #7035de
  5. #9f76e9

Shades

#4e1caa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e1caa
  2. #461999
  3. #3e1688
  4. #371477
  5. #2f1166
  6. #270e55
  7. #1f0b44
  8. #170833
  9. #100622
  10. #080311
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e1caa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e1caa
  2. #6033b3
  3. #7149bb
  4. #8360c4
  5. #9577cc
  6. #a78ed5
  7. #b8a4dd
  8. #cabbe6
  9. #dcd2ee
  10. #ede8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e1caa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e1caa
  2. #5326a6
  3. #5830a2
  4. #5d3a9d
  5. #624499
  6. #674e95
  7. #6c5891
  8. #71628d
  9. #766c88
  10. #7b7684
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #47367a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ea8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2a4865 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b3b86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e1caa {
  color: #4e1caa;
}
Background
.bg-4e1caa {
  background-color: #4e1caa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e1caa {
  border: 2px solid #4e1caa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e1caa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 28 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 72% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e1caa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e1caa, #951caa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e1caa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 28 170 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.47 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.52 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.95 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.96 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.40 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.06 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.23 #b1e355 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#4e1caa  rgb(78, 28, 170)  hsl(261, 72%, 39%)  Zaffre
#78aa1c  rgb(120, 170, 28)  hsl(81, 72%, 39%)  Apple Green
#aa4e1c  rgb(170, 78, 28)  hsl(21, 72%, 39%)  Sienna
#1caa4e  rgb(28, 170, 78)  hsl(141, 72%, 39%)  Medium Sea Green