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#4900A7

#4900a7 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4900a7 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 0% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.29% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 266.23°, with 100% saturation and 32.75% 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 11.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.5.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0421

Complementary

  1. #4900a7
  2. #5ea700

Split complementary

  1. #4900a7
  2. #a79d00
  3. #0aa700

Analogous

  1. #000aa7
  2. #4900a7
  3. #9d00a7

Triadic

  1. #4900a7
  2. #a74900
  3. #00a749

Tetradic

  1. #4900a7
  2. #a7005e
  3. #5ea700
  4. #00a749

Square

  1. #4900a7
  2. #a7000a
  3. #5ea700
  4. #00a79d

Monochromatic

  1. #090014
  2. #28005b
  3. #4900a7
  4. #6a00f4
  5. #9441ff

Shades

#4900a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4900a7
  2. #420096
  3. #3a0086
  4. #330075
  5. #2c0064
  6. #250054
  7. #1d0043
  8. #160032
  9. #0f0021
  10. #070011
  11. #000000

Tints

#4900a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4900a7
  2. #5b1ab0
  3. #6d33b9
  4. #804dc1
  5. #9266ca
  6. #a480d3
  7. #b699dc
  8. #c8b3e5
  9. #dbcced
  10. #ede6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4900a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4900a7
  2. #4f0da3
  3. #541a9f
  4. #5a269b
  5. #5f3397
  6. #654094
  7. #6a4d90
  8. #705a8c
  9. #756688
  10. #7b7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #402c76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003dab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #204060 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002ea9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0029a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #353183 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4900a7 {
  color: #4900a7;
}
Background
.bg-4900a7 {
  background-color: #4900a7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4900a7 {
  border: 2px solid #4900a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4900a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 0 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4900a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4900a7, #9d00a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4900a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 0 167 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.50 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.74 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.92 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.10 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.54 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.80 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.57 #b6ff58 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Indigo
#4900a7  rgb(73, 0, 167)  hsl(266, 100%, 33%)  Indigo
#5ea700  rgb(94, 167, 0)  hsl(86, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green
#a74900  rgb(167, 73, 0)  hsl(26, 100%, 33%)  Rust
#00a749  rgb(0, 167, 73)  hsl(146, 100%, 33%)  Shamrock Green