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#4500A4

#4500a4 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4500a4 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 0% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.93% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 265.24°, with 100% saturation and 32.16% 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 11.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.22.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0395

Complementary

  1. #4500a4
  2. #5fa400

Split complementary

  1. #4500a4
  2. #a49700
  3. #0da400

Analogous

  1. #000da4
  2. #4500a4
  3. #9700a4

Triadic

  1. #4500a4
  2. #a44500
  3. #00a445

Tetradic

  1. #4500a4
  2. #a4005f
  3. #5fa400
  4. #00a445

Square

  1. #4500a4
  2. #a4000d
  3. #5fa400
  4. #00a497

Monochromatic

  1. #090014
  2. #250058
  3. #4500a4
  4. #6500f1
  5. #8f3eff

Shades

#4500a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4500a4
  2. #3e0094
  3. #370083
  4. #300073
  5. #290062
  6. #230052
  7. #1c0042
  8. #150031
  9. #0e0021
  10. #070010
  11. #000000

Tints

#4500a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4500a4
  2. #581aad
  3. #6a33b6
  4. #7d4dbf
  5. #8f66c8
  6. #a280d2
  7. #b599db
  8. #c7b3e4
  9. #dacced
  10. #ece6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4500a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4500a4
  2. #4b0da0
  3. #511a9d
  4. #572699
  5. #5d3396
  6. #634092
  7. #684d8e
  8. #6e5a8b
  9. #746687
  10. #7a7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e2b73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ba8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0034a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #173f5e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002da6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0027a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2f3080 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4500a4 {
  color: #4500a4;
}
Background
.bg-4500a4 {
  background-color: #4500a4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4500a4 {
  border: 2px solid #4500a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4500a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 0 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4500a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4500a4, #9700a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4500a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 0 164 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.22 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.32 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.94 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.56 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.87 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.17 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.02 #baff5b Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Indigo
#4500a4  rgb(69, 0, 164)  hsl(265, 100%, 32%)  Indigo
#5fa400  rgb(95, 164, 0)  hsl(85, 100%, 32%)  Kelly Green
#a44500  rgb(164, 69, 0)  hsl(25, 100%, 32%)  Rust
#00a445  rgb(0, 164, 69)  hsl(145, 100%, 32%)  Shamrock Green