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#4900A8

#4900a8 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4900a8 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 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.55% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 266.07°, with 100% saturation and 32.94% 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 11.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.64.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0424

Complementary

  1. #4900a8
  2. #5fa800

Split complementary

  1. #4900a8
  2. #a89d00
  3. #0ba800

Analogous

  1. #000ba8
  2. #4900a8
  3. #9d00a8

Triadic

  1. #4900a8
  2. #a84900
  3. #00a849

Tetradic

  1. #4900a8
  2. #a8005f
  3. #5fa800
  4. #00a849

Square

  1. #4900a8
  2. #a8000b
  3. #5fa800
  4. #00a89d

Monochromatic

  1. #090014
  2. #28005b
  3. #4900a8
  4. #6a00f4
  5. #9442ff

Shades

#4900a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4900a8
  2. #420097
  3. #3a0086
  4. #330076
  5. #2c0065
  6. #250054
  7. #1d0043
  8. #160032
  9. #0f0022
  10. #070011
  11. #000000

Tints

#4900a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4900a8
  2. #5b1ab1
  3. #6d33b9
  4. #804dc2
  5. #9266cb
  6. #a480d4
  7. #b699dc
  8. #c8b3e5
  9. #dbccee
  10. #ede6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4900a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4900a8
  2. #4f0da4
  3. #541aa0
  4. #5a269c
  5. #5f3398
  6. #654094
  7. #6a4d90
  8. #705a8c
  9. #756688
  10. #7b7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #412c76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003dac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1f4161 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002faa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0029a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #343283 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4900a8 {
  color: #4900a8;
}
Background
.bg-4900a8 {
  background-color: #4900a8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4900a8 {
  border: 2px solid #4900a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4900a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 0 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4900a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4900a8, #9d00a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4900a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 0 168 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.64 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.72 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.81 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.21 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.60 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.86 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.58 #b6ff57 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Indigo
#4900a8  rgb(73, 0, 168)  hsl(266, 100%, 33%)  Indigo
#5fa800  rgb(95, 168, 0)  hsl(86, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green
#a84900  rgb(168, 73, 0)  hsl(26, 100%, 33%)  Rust
#00a849  rgb(0, 168, 73)  hsl(146, 100%, 33%)  Shamrock Green