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#400A9C

#400a9c ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#400a9c 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 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.97% cyan, 93.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 262.19°, with 87.95% saturation and 32.55% 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 12.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 4.64.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0371

Complementary

  1. #400a9c
  2. #669c0a

Split complementary

  1. #400a9c
  2. #9c890a
  3. #1d9c0a

Analogous

  1. #0a1d9c
  2. #400a9c
  3. #890a9c

Triadic

  1. #400a9c
  2. #9c400a
  3. #0a9c40

Tetradic

  1. #400a9c
  2. #9c0a66
  3. #669c0a
  4. #0a9c40

Square

  1. #400a9c
  2. #9c0a1d
  3. #669c0a
  4. #0a9c89

Monochromatic

  1. #080113
  2. #230554
  3. #400a9c
  4. #5d0fe4
  5. #8a4cf3

Shades

#400a9c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a9c
  2. #3a098c
  3. #33087d
  4. #2d076d
  5. #26065e
  6. #20054e
  7. #1a043e
  8. #13032f
  9. #0d021f
  10. #060110
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a9c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a9c
  2. #5323a6
  3. #663bb0
  4. #7954ba
  5. #8c6cc4
  6. #a085ce
  7. #b39dd7
  8. #c6b6e1
  9. #d9ceeb
  10. #ece7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a9c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a9c
  2. #461699
  3. #4d2296
  4. #532d94
  5. #5a3991
  6. #60458e
  7. #66518b
  8. #6d5d88
  9. #736886
  10. #7a7483
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a2a6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0039a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00329a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0f3e5a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002d9e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00279b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a307a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a9c {
  color: #400a9c;
}
Background
.bg-400a9c {
  background-color: #400a9c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a9c {
  border: 2px solid #400a9c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a9c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 88% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a9c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a9c, #890a9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a9c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 156 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 4.64 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.85 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.29 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.03 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.11 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.53 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.08 #bff563 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Indigo
#400a9c  rgb(64, 10, 156)  hsl(262, 88%, 33%)  Indigo
#669c0a  rgb(102, 156, 10)  hsl(82, 88%, 33%)  Olive Drab
#9c400a  rgb(156, 64, 10)  hsl(22, 88%, 33%)  Saddle Brown
#0a9c40  rgb(10, 156, 64)  hsl(142, 88%, 33%)  Shamrock Green