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#400A7F

#400a7f ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#400a7f 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 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.61% cyan, 92.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 267.69°, with 85.4% saturation and 26.86% 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 13.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 2.

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Web safe#330066
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Relative luminance0.0284

Complementary

  1. #400a7f
  2. #497f0a

Split complementary

  1. #400a7f
  2. #7f7a0a
  3. #0f7f0a

Analogous

  1. #0a0f7f
  2. #400a7f
  3. #7a0a7f

Triadic

  1. #400a7f
  2. #7f400a
  3. #0a7f40

Tetradic

  1. #400a7f
  2. #7f0a49
  3. #497f0a
  4. #0a7f40

Square

  1. #400a7f
  2. #7f0a0f
  3. #497f0a
  4. #0a7f7a

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0113
  2. #1c0438
  3. #400a7f
  4. #6410c6
  5. #8a33ef

Shades

#400a7f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a7f
  2. #3a0972
  3. #330866
  4. #2d0759
  5. #26064c
  6. #200540
  7. #1a0433
  8. #130326
  9. #0d0219
  10. #06010d
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a7f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a7f
  2. #53238c
  3. #663b99
  4. #7954a5
  5. #8c6cb2
  6. #a085bf
  7. #b39dcc
  8. #c6b6d9
  9. #d9cee5
  10. #ece7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a7f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a7f
  2. #46167f
  3. #4d227f
  4. #532d7f
  5. #5a397f
  6. #604580
  7. #665180
  8. #6d5d80
  9. #736880
  10. #7a7480
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2f2f2f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #37255a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003082 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002d7d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2d3049 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #032581 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0e237e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #352663 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a7f {
  color: #400a7f;
}
Background
.bg-400a7f {
  background-color: #400a7f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a7f {
  border: 2px solid #400a7f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a7f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 85% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a7f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a7f, #7a0a7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a7f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 127 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 2.00 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 2.54 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.29 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.38 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.39 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.87 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.84 #bff580 Inverted #2f2f2f Grayscale 

Indigo
#400a7f  rgb(64, 10, 127)  hsl(268, 85%, 27%)  Indigo
#497f0a  rgb(73, 127, 10)  hsl(88, 85%, 27%)  Avocado
#7f400a  rgb(127, 64, 10)  hsl(28, 85%, 27%)  Russet
#0a7f40  rgb(10, 127, 64)  hsl(148, 85%, 27%)  Sea Green