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#4700A3

#4700a3 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4700a3 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 0% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.44% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 266.13°, with 100% saturation and 31.96% 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 11.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.02.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0398

Complementary

  1. #4700a3
  2. #5ca300

Split complementary

  1. #4700a3
  2. #a39800
  3. #0ba300

Analogous

  1. #000ba3
  2. #4700a3
  3. #9800a3

Triadic

  1. #4700a3
  2. #a34700
  3. #00a347

Tetradic

  1. #4700a3
  2. #a3005c
  3. #5ca300
  4. #00a347

Square

  1. #4700a3
  2. #a3000b
  3. #5ca300
  4. #00a398

Monochromatic

  1. #090014
  2. #260056
  3. #4700a3
  4. #6800ef
  5. #913dff

Shades

#4700a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4700a3
  2. #400093
  3. #390082
  4. #320072
  5. #2b0062
  6. #240052
  7. #1c0041
  8. #150031
  9. #0e0021
  10. #070010
  11. #000000

Tints

#4700a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4700a3
  2. #591aac
  3. #6c33b5
  4. #7e4dbf
  5. #9166c8
  6. #a380d1
  7. #b599da
  8. #c8b3e3
  9. #dacced
  10. #ede6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4700a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4700a3
  2. #4d0da0
  3. #521a9c
  4. #582699
  5. #5e3395
  6. #644092
  7. #694d8e
  8. #6f5a8b
  9. #756687
  10. #7a7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f2b73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ba7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1f3f5e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002da5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0028a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #33307f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4700a3 {
  color: #4700a3;
}
Background
.bg-4700a3 {
  background-color: #4700a3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4700a3 {
  border: 2px solid #4700a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4700a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 0 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4700a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4700a3, #9800a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4700a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 0 163 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.02 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.59 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.20 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.54 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.05 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.34 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.16 #b8ff5c Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Indigo
#4700a3  rgb(71, 0, 163)  hsl(266, 100%, 32%)  Indigo
#5ca300  rgb(92, 163, 0)  hsl(86, 100%, 32%)  Kelly Green
#a34700  rgb(163, 71, 0)  hsl(26, 100%, 32%)  Saddle Brown
#00a347  rgb(0, 163, 71)  hsl(146, 100%, 32%)  Shamrock Green