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#400A81

#400a81 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#400a81 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 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.39% cyan, 92.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.41% black. Its hue angle is 267.23°, with 85.61% saturation and 27.25% 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 13.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 2.02.

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Relative luminance0.0289

Complementary

  1. #400a81
  2. #4b810a

Split complementary

  1. #400a81
  2. #817b0a
  3. #0f810a

Analogous

  1. #0a0f81
  2. #400a81
  3. #7b0a81

Triadic

  1. #400a81
  2. #81400a
  3. #0a8140

Tetradic

  1. #400a81
  2. #810a4b
  3. #4b810a
  4. #0a8140

Square

  1. #400a81
  2. #810a0f
  3. #4b810a
  4. #0a817b

Monochromatic

  1. #090113
  2. #1d043a
  3. #400a81
  4. #6310c8
  5. #8935ef

Shades

#400a81 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a81
  2. #3a0974
  3. #330867
  4. #2d075a
  5. #26064d
  6. #200541
  7. #1a0434
  8. #130327
  9. #0d021a
  10. #06010d
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a81 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a81
  2. #53238e
  3. #663b9a
  4. #7954a7
  5. #8c6cb3
  6. #a085c0
  7. #b39dcd
  8. #c6b6d9
  9. #d9cee6
  10. #ece7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a81 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a81
  2. #461681
  3. #4d2281
  4. #532d81
  5. #5a3981
  6. #604581
  7. #665180
  8. #6d5d80
  9. #736880
  10. #7a7480
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2f2f2f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #37255b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003084 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002e7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2c314a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002683 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0b2480 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #352765 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a81 {
  color: #400a81;
}
Background
.bg-400a81 {
  background-color: #400a81;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a81 {
  border: 2px solid #400a81;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a81;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 86% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a81 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a81, #7b0a81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a81 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 129 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 2.02 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 2.58 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.14 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.25 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.31 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.91 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.57 #bff57e Inverted #2f2f2f Grayscale 

Indigo
#400a81  rgb(64, 10, 129)  hsl(267, 86%, 27%)  Indigo
#4b810a  rgb(75, 129, 10)  hsl(87, 86%, 27%)  Avocado
#81400a  rgb(129, 64, 10)  hsl(27, 86%, 27%)  Russet
#0a8140  rgb(10, 129, 64)  hsl(147, 86%, 27%)  Sea Green