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#400A96

#400a96 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#400a96 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 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.33% cyan, 93.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 263.14°, with 87.5% saturation and 31.37% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 3.91.

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Relative luminance0.0351

Complementary

  1. #400a96
  2. #60960a

Split complementary

  1. #400a96
  2. #96860a
  3. #1a960a

Analogous

  1. #0a1a96
  2. #400a96
  3. #860a96

Triadic

  1. #400a96
  2. #96400a
  3. #0a9640

Tetradic

  1. #400a96
  2. #960a60
  3. #60960a
  4. #0a9640

Square

  1. #400a96
  2. #960a1a
  3. #60960a
  4. #0a9686

Monochromatic

  1. #080113
  2. #21054e
  3. #400a96
  4. #5f0fde
  5. #8946f3

Shades

#400a96 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a96
  2. #3a0987
  3. #330878
  4. #2d0769
  5. #26065a
  6. #20054b
  7. #1a043c
  8. #13032d
  9. #0d021e
  10. #06010f
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a96 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a96
  2. #5323a1
  3. #663bab
  4. #7954b6
  5. #8c6cc0
  6. #a085cb
  7. #b39dd5
  8. #c6b6e0
  9. #d9ceea
  10. #ece7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a96 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a96
  2. #461694
  3. #4d2292
  4. #532d8f
  5. #5a398d
  6. #60458b
  7. #665189
  8. #6d5d87
  9. #736884
  10. #7a7482
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #39296a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003799 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003194 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #193b57 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002b98 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002695 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d2e75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a96 {
  color: #400a96;
}
Background
.bg-400a96 {
  background-color: #400a96;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a96 {
  border: 2px solid #400a96;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a96;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 88% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a96 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a96, #860a96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a96 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 150 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 3.91 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.55 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.26 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.78 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.88 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.68 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.29 #bff569 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Indigo
#400a96  rgb(64, 10, 150)  hsl(263, 88%, 31%)  Indigo
#60960a  rgb(96, 150, 10)  hsl(83, 88%, 31%)  Olive Drab
#96400a  rgb(150, 64, 10)  hsl(23, 88%, 31%)  Saddle Brown
#0a9640  rgb(10, 150, 64)  hsl(143, 88%, 31%)  Forest Green