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#4A287C

#4a287c ≈ Persian Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4a287c is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.32% cyan, 67.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 264.29°, with 51.22% saturation and 32.16% 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 11.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127a), ΔE 6.08.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0443

Complementary

  1. #4a287c
  2. #5a7c28

Split complementary

  1. #4a287c
  2. #7c7428
  3. #307c28

Analogous

  1. #28307c
  2. #4a287c
  3. #74287c

Triadic

  1. #4a287c
  2. #7c4a28
  3. #287c4a

Tetradic

  1. #4a287c
  2. #7c285a
  3. #5a7c28
  4. #287c4a

Square

  1. #4a287c
  2. #7c2830
  3. #5a7c28
  4. #287c74

Monochromatic

  1. #09050f
  2. #271542
  3. #4a287c
  4. #6d3bb6
  5. #956dd0

Shades

#4a287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4a287c
  2. #432470
  3. #3b2063
  4. #341c57
  5. #2c184a
  6. #25143e
  7. #1e1032
  8. #160c25
  9. #0f0819
  10. #07040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4a287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4a287c
  2. #5c3e89
  3. #6e5396
  4. #8069a3
  5. #927eb0
  6. #a594be
  7. #b7a9cb
  8. #c9bfd8
  9. #dbd4e5
  10. #edeaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4a287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4a287c
  2. #4f317c
  3. #553a7d
  4. #5a427d
  5. #604b7e
  6. #65547e
  7. #6a5d7e
  8. #70667f
  9. #756e7f
  10. #7b7780
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #42355c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003c7f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003a7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e3b4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #29357e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d347b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #433464 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4a287c {
  color: #4a287c;
}
Background
.bg-4a287c {
  background-color: #4a287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4a287c {
  border: 2px solid #4a287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4a287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 51% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4a287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a287c, #74287c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4a287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.08 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.39 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.51 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.63 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.32 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.40 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 8.14 #b5d783 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Persian Indigo
#4a287c  rgb(74, 40, 124)  hsl(264, 51%, 32%)  Persian Indigo
#5a7c28  rgb(90, 124, 40)  hsl(84, 51%, 32%)  Sap Green
#7c4a28  rgb(124, 74, 40)  hsl(24, 51%, 32%)  Russet
#287c4a  rgb(40, 124, 74)  hsl(144, 51%, 32%)  Sea Green