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#400A6E

#400a6e ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#400a6e 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 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.82% cyan, 90.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 272.4°, with 83.33% saturation and 23.53% 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 14.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 3.51.

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Web safe#330066
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Relative luminance0.0243

Complementary

  1. #400a6e
  2. #386e0a

Split complementary

  1. #400a6e
  2. #6a6e0a
  3. #0a6e0e

Analogous

  1. #0e0a6e
  2. #400a6e
  3. #6e0a6a

Triadic

  1. #400a6e
  2. #6e400a
  3. #0a6e40

Tetradic

  1. #400a6e
  2. #6e0a38
  3. #386e0a
  4. #0a6e40

Square

  1. #400a6e
  2. #6e0e0a
  3. #386e0a
  4. #0a6a6e

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0213
  2. #170428
  3. #400a6e
  4. #6910b4
  5. #9026eb

Shades

#400a6e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a6e
  2. #3a0963
  3. #330858
  4. #2d074d
  5. #260642
  6. #200537
  7. #1a042c
  8. #130321
  9. #0d0216
  10. #06010b
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a6e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a6e
  2. #53237d
  3. #663b8b
  4. #79549a
  5. #8c6ca8
  6. #a085b7
  7. #b39dc5
  8. #c6b6d4
  9. #d9cee2
  10. #ece7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a6e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a6e
  2. #461670
  3. #4d2272
  4. #532d73
  5. #5a3975
  6. #604577
  7. #665179
  8. #6d5d7b
  9. #73687c
  10. #7a747e
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2b2b2b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #35224e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002b71 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002b6c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #36293f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #162170 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d216d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a2056 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a6e {
  color: #400a6e;
}
Background
.bg-400a6e {
  background-color: #400a6e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a6e {
  border: 2px solid #400a6e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a6e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 83% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a6e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a6e, #6e0a6a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a6e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 110 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 3.51 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 3.79 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.26 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.75 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.17 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.24 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 10.47 #bff591 Inverted #2b2b2b Grayscale 

Indigo
#400a6e  rgb(64, 10, 110)  hsl(272, 83%, 24%)  Indigo
#386e0a  rgb(56, 110, 10)  hsl(92, 83%, 24%)  Pakistan Green
#6e400a  rgb(110, 64, 10)  hsl(32, 83%, 24%)  Sepia
#0a6e40  rgb(10, 110, 64)  hsl(152, 83%, 24%)  Cadmium Green