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#400A5E

#400a5e ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#400a5e 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 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.91% cyan, 89.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.14% black. Its hue angle is 278.57°, with 80.77% saturation and 20.39% 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 14.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 6.27.

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Web safe#330066
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Relative luminance0.0212

Complementary

  1. #400a5e
  2. #285e0a

Split complementary

  1. #400a5e
  2. #525e0a
  3. #0a5e16

Analogous

  1. #160a5e
  2. #400a5e
  3. #5e0a52

Triadic

  1. #400a5e
  2. #5e400a
  3. #0a5e40

Tetradic

  1. #400a5e
  2. #5e0a28
  3. #285e0a
  4. #0a5e40

Square

  1. #400a5e
  2. #5e160a
  3. #285e0a
  4. #0a525e

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0212
  2. #110319
  3. #400a5e
  4. #6f11a3
  5. #9e1ae7

Shades

#400a5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a5e
  2. #3a0955
  3. #33084b
  4. #2d0742
  5. #260638
  6. #20052f
  7. #1a0426
  8. #13031c
  9. #0d0213
  10. #060109
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a5e
  2. #53236e
  3. #663b7e
  4. #79548e
  5. #8c6c9e
  6. #a085af
  7. #b39dbf
  8. #c6b6cf
  9. #d9cedf
  10. #ece7ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a5e
  2. #461661
  3. #4d2265
  4. #532d68
  5. #5a396c
  6. #60456f
  7. #665172
  8. #6d5d76
  9. #736879
  10. #7a747d
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #282828 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #331f44 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002660 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00295c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3b2136 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f1e5f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #24205d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d1a49 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a5e {
  color: #400a5e;
}
Background
.bg-400a5e {
  background-color: #400a5e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a5e {
  border: 2px solid #400a5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 81% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a5e, #5e0a52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 94 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.27 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.54 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 8.92 #000080 Navy ΔE 10.14 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 10.81 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 10.84 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.29 #bff5a1 Inverted #282828 Grayscale 

Indigo
#400a5e  rgb(64, 10, 94)  hsl(279, 81%, 20%)  Indigo
#285e0a  rgb(40, 94, 10)  hsl(99, 81%, 20%)  Lincoln Green
#5e400a  rgb(94, 64, 10)  hsl(39, 81%, 20%)  Sepia
#0a5e40  rgb(10, 94, 64)  hsl(159, 81%, 20%)  Hunter Green