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#400A74

#400a74 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#400a74 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 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.83% cyan, 91.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.51% black. Its hue angle is 270.57°, with 84.13% saturation and 24.71% 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 13.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 2.71.

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Relative luminance0.0257

Complementary

  1. #400a74
  2. #3e740a

Split complementary

  1. #400a74
  2. #73740a
  3. #0a740b

Analogous

  1. #0b0a74
  2. #400a74
  3. #740a73

Triadic

  1. #400a74
  2. #74400a
  3. #0a7440

Tetradic

  1. #400a74
  2. #740a3e
  3. #3e740a
  4. #0a7440

Square

  1. #400a74
  2. #740b0a
  3. #3e740a
  4. #0a7374

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0213
  2. #19042e
  3. #400a74
  4. #6710ba
  5. #8d2aed

Shades

#400a74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a74
  2. #3a0968
  3. #33085d
  4. #2d0751
  5. #260646
  6. #20053a
  7. #1a042e
  8. #130323
  9. #0d0217
  10. #06010c
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a74
  2. #532382
  3. #663b90
  4. #79549e
  5. #8c6cac
  6. #a085ba
  7. #b39dc7
  8. #c6b6d5
  9. #d9cee3
  10. #ece7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a74
  2. #461675
  3. #4d2276
  4. #532d78
  5. #5a3979
  6. #60457a
  7. #66517b
  8. #6d5d7c
  9. #73687e
  10. #7a747f
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2c2c2c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #352352 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002c77 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002c72 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #332b43 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #112376 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #192273 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #39225a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a74 {
  color: #400a74;
}
Background
.bg-400a74 {
  background-color: #400a74;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a74 {
  border: 2px solid #400a74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 84% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a74, #740a73);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 116 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 2.71 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 3.06 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.96 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.12 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.38 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.46 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.49 #bff58b Inverted #2c2c2c Grayscale 

Indigo
#400a74  rgb(64, 10, 116)  hsl(271, 84%, 25%)  Indigo
#3e740a  rgb(62, 116, 10)  hsl(91, 84%, 25%)  Sap Green
#74400a  rgb(116, 64, 10)  hsl(31, 84%, 25%)  Sepia
#0a7440  rgb(10, 116, 64)  hsl(151, 84%, 25%)  Cadmium Green