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#400A8E

#400a8e ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#400a8e is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 3.92% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.93% cyan, 92.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 264.55°, with 86.84% saturation and 29.8% 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 12.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 3.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0326

Complementary

  1. #400a8e
  2. #588e0a

Split complementary

  1. #400a8e
  2. #8e820a
  3. #168e0a

Analogous

  1. #0a168e
  2. #400a8e
  3. #820a8e

Triadic

  1. #400a8e
  2. #8e400a
  3. #0a8e40

Tetradic

  1. #400a8e
  2. #8e0a58
  3. #588e0a
  4. #0a8e40

Square

  1. #400a8e
  2. #8e0a16
  3. #588e0a
  4. #0a8e82

Monochromatic

  1. #090113
  2. #200547
  3. #400a8e
  4. #600fd5
  5. #883ff2

Shades

#400a8e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a8e
  2. #3a0980
  3. #330872
  4. #2d0763
  5. #260655
  6. #200547
  7. #1a0439
  8. #13032b
  9. #0d021c
  10. #06010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a8e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a8e
  2. #532399
  3. #663ba5
  4. #7954b0
  5. #8c6cbb
  6. #a085c7
  7. #b39dd2
  8. #c6b6dd
  9. #d9cee8
  10. #ece7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a8e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a8e
  2. #46168d
  3. #4d228b
  4. #532d8a
  5. #5a3988
  6. #604587
  7. #665186
  8. #6d5d84
  9. #736883
  10. #7a7481
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #382864 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003591 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00308c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #223752 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002990 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00258d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #302b6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a8e {
  color: #400a8e;
}
Background
.bg-400a8e {
  background-color: #400a8e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a8e {
  border: 2px solid #400a8e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a8e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 87% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a8e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a8e, #820a8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a8e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 142 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 3.00 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 3.61 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.67 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.78 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.00 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.33 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.51 #bff571 Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Indigo
#400a8e  rgb(64, 10, 142)  hsl(265, 87%, 30%)  Indigo
#588e0a  rgb(88, 142, 10)  hsl(85, 87%, 30%)  Olive Drab
#8e400a  rgb(142, 64, 10)  hsl(25, 87%, 30%)  Saddle Brown
#0a8e40  rgb(10, 142, 64)  hsl(145, 87%, 30%)  Forest Green