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#4900A9

#4900a9 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4900a9 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 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.8% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 265.92°, with 100% saturation and 33.14% 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 11.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 5.71.

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Relative luminance0.0428

Complementary

  1. #4900a9
  2. #60a900

Split complementary

  1. #4900a9
  2. #a99e00
  3. #0ba900

Analogous

  1. #000ba9
  2. #4900a9
  3. #9e00a9

Triadic

  1. #4900a9
  2. #a94900
  3. #00a949

Tetradic

  1. #4900a9
  2. #a90060
  3. #60a900
  4. #00a949

Square

  1. #4900a9
  2. #a9000b
  3. #60a900
  4. #00a99e

Monochromatic

  1. #090014
  2. #28005d
  3. #4900a9
  4. #6a00f6
  5. #9443ff

Shades

#4900a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4900a9
  2. #420098
  3. #3a0087
  4. #330076
  5. #2c0065
  6. #250055
  7. #1d0044
  8. #160033
  9. #0f0022
  10. #070011
  11. #000000

Tints

#4900a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4900a9
  2. #5b1ab2
  3. #6d33ba
  4. #804dc3
  5. #9266cb
  6. #a480d4
  7. #b699dd
  8. #c8b3e5
  9. #dbccee
  10. #ede6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4900a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4900a9
  2. #4f0da5
  3. #541aa1
  4. #5a269d
  5. #5f3399
  6. #654095
  7. #6a4d90
  8. #705a8c
  9. #756688
  10. #7b7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #412c77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003dad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1e4162 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002fab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0029a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #343284 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4900a9 {
  color: #4900a9;
}
Background
.bg-4900a9 {
  background-color: #4900a9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4900a9 {
  border: 2px solid #4900a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4900a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 0 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4900a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4900a9, #9e00a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4900a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 0 169 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.71 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.71 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.77 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.32 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.67 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.92 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.59 #b6ff56 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Zaffre
#4900a9  rgb(73, 0, 169)  hsl(266, 100%, 33%)  Zaffre
#60a900  rgb(96, 169, 0)  hsl(86, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green
#a94900  rgb(169, 73, 0)  hsl(26, 100%, 33%)  Rust
#00a949  rgb(0, 169, 73)  hsl(146, 100%, 33%)  Jade