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#4A00A9

#4a00a9 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4a00a9 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 0% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.21% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 266.27°, 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 11.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.75.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0432

Complementary

  1. #4a00a9
  2. #5fa900

Split complementary

  1. #4a00a9
  2. #a99f00
  3. #0ba900

Analogous

  1. #000ba9
  2. #4a00a9
  3. #9f00a9

Triadic

  1. #4a00a9
  2. #a94a00
  3. #00a94a

Tetradic

  1. #4a00a9
  2. #a9005f
  3. #5fa900
  4. #00a94a

Square

  1. #4a00a9
  2. #a9000b
  3. #5fa900
  4. #00a99f

Monochromatic

  1. #090014
  2. #29005d
  3. #4a00a9
  4. #6b00f6
  5. #9543ff

Shades

#4a00a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4a00a9
  2. #430098
  3. #3b0087
  4. #340076
  5. #2c0065
  6. #250055
  7. #1e0044
  8. #160033
  9. #0f0022
  10. #070011
  11. #000000

Tints

#4a00a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4a00a9
  2. #5c1ab2
  3. #6e33ba
  4. #804dc3
  5. #9266cb
  6. #a580d4
  7. #b799dd
  8. #c9b3e5
  9. #dbccee
  10. #ede6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4a00a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4a00a9
  2. #4f0da5
  3. #551aa1
  4. #5a269d
  5. #603399
  6. #654095
  7. #6a4d90
  8. #705a8c
  9. #756688
  10. #7b7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #412d77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003dad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #214162 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002fab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002aa7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #363284 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4a00a9 {
  color: #4a00a9;
}
Background
.bg-4a00a9 {
  background-color: #4a00a9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4a00a9 {
  border: 2px solid #4a00a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4a00a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 0 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4a00a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a00a9, #9f00a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4a00a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 0 169 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.75 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.80 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.83 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.38 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.79 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.04 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.69 #b5ff56 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Indigo
#4a00a9  rgb(74, 0, 169)  hsl(266, 100%, 33%)  Indigo
#5fa900  rgb(95, 169, 0)  hsl(86, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green
#a94a00  rgb(169, 74, 0)  hsl(26, 100%, 33%)  Rust
#00a94a  rgb(0, 169, 74)  hsl(146, 100%, 33%)  Jade