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#400A7E

#400a7e ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#400a7e 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 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.21% cyan, 92.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 267.93°, with 85.29% saturation and 26.67% 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 13.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 2.01.

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Web safe#330066
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Relative luminance0.0281

Complementary

  1. #400a7e
  2. #487e0a

Split complementary

  1. #400a7e
  2. #7e7a0a
  3. #0e7e0a

Analogous

  1. #0a0e7e
  2. #400a7e
  3. #7a0a7e

Triadic

  1. #400a7e
  2. #7e400a
  3. #0a7e40

Tetradic

  1. #400a7e
  2. #7e0a48
  3. #487e0a
  4. #0a7e40

Square

  1. #400a7e
  2. #7e0a0e
  3. #487e0a
  4. #0a7e7a

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0213
  2. #1c0437
  3. #400a7e
  4. #6410c5
  5. #8a32ef

Shades

#400a7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a7e
  2. #3a0971
  3. #330865
  4. #2d0758
  5. #26064c
  6. #20053f
  7. #1a0432
  8. #130326
  9. #0d0219
  10. #06010d
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a7e
  2. #53238b
  3. #663b98
  4. #7954a5
  5. #8c6cb2
  6. #a085bf
  7. #b39dcb
  8. #c6b6d8
  9. #d9cee5
  10. #ece7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a7e
  2. #46167e
  3. #4d227e
  4. #532d7f
  5. #5a397f
  6. #60457f
  7. #66517f
  8. #6d5d7f
  9. #736880
  10. #7a7480
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2f2f2f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #362559 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002f81 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002d7c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e3049 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #052580 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0f237d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #362662 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a7e {
  color: #400a7e;
}
Background
.bg-400a7e {
  background-color: #400a7e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a7e {
  border: 2px solid #400a7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 85% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a7e, #7a0a7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 126 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 2.01 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 2.53 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.36 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.42 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.47 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.85 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.98 #bff581 Inverted #2f2f2f Grayscale 

Indigo
#400a7e  rgb(64, 10, 126)  hsl(268, 85%, 27%)  Indigo
#487e0a  rgb(72, 126, 10)  hsl(88, 85%, 27%)  Avocado
#7e400a  rgb(126, 64, 10)  hsl(28, 85%, 27%)  Russet
#0a7e40  rgb(10, 126, 64)  hsl(148, 85%, 27%)  Sea Green