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#400A5D

#400a5d ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#400a5d is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 3.92% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.18% cyan, 89.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.53% black. Its hue angle is 279.04°, with 80.58% saturation and 20.2% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 6.47.

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Web safe#330066
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Relative luminance0.021

Complementary

  1. #400a5d
  2. #275d0a

Split complementary

  1. #400a5d
  2. #515d0a
  3. #0a5d17

Analogous

  1. #170a5d
  2. #400a5d
  3. #5d0a51

Triadic

  1. #400a5d
  2. #5d400a
  3. #0a5d40

Tetradic

  1. #400a5d
  2. #5d0a27
  3. #275d0a
  4. #0a5d40

Square

  1. #400a5d
  2. #5d170a
  3. #275d0a
  4. #0a515d

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0212
  2. #100318
  3. #400a5d
  4. #7011a2
  5. #9f1ae6

Shades

#400a5d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a5d
  2. #3a0954
  3. #33084a
  4. #2d0741
  5. #260638
  6. #20052f
  7. #1a0425
  8. #13031c
  9. #0d0213
  10. #060109
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a5d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a5d
  2. #53236d
  3. #663b7d
  4. #79548e
  5. #8c6c9e
  6. #a085ae
  7. #b39dbe
  8. #c6b6ce
  9. #d9cedf
  10. #ece7ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a5d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a5d
  2. #461661
  3. #4d2264
  4. #532d68
  5. #5a396b
  6. #60456f
  7. #665172
  8. #6d5d76
  9. #736879
  10. #7a747d
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #282828 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #331f43 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00265f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00285b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3c2135 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f1e5e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #25205c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d1a48 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a5d {
  color: #400a5d;
}
Background
.bg-400a5d {
  background-color: #400a5d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a5d {
  border: 2px solid #400a5d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a5d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 81% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a5d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a5d, #5d0a51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a5d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 93 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.47 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.74 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 9.07 #000080 Navy ΔE 10.31 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 11.00 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 11.03 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.33 #bff5a2 Inverted #282828 Grayscale 

Indigo
#400a5d  rgb(64, 10, 93)  hsl(279, 81%, 20%)  Indigo
#275d0a  rgb(39, 93, 10)  hsl(99, 81%, 20%)  Lincoln Green
#5d400a  rgb(93, 64, 10)  hsl(39, 81%, 20%)  Sepia
#0a5d40  rgb(10, 93, 64)  hsl(159, 81%, 20%)  Hunter Green