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#4E00A0

#4e00a0 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e00a0 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 0% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.25% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 269.25°, with 100% saturation and 31.37% 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 11.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 4.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0416

Complementary

  1. #4e00a0
  2. #52a000

Split complementary

  1. #4e00a0
  2. #a09e00
  3. #02a000

Analogous

  1. #0002a0
  2. #4e00a0
  3. #9e00a0

Triadic

  1. #4e00a0
  2. #a04e00
  3. #00a04e

Tetradic

  1. #4e00a0
  2. #a00052
  3. #52a000
  4. #00a04e

Square

  1. #4e00a0
  2. #a00002
  3. #52a000
  4. #00a09e

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0014
  2. #290053
  3. #4e00a0
  4. #7300ec
  5. #9a3aff

Shades

#4e00a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e00a0
  2. #460090
  3. #3e0080
  4. #370070
  5. #2f0060
  6. #270050
  7. #1f0040
  8. #170030
  9. #100020
  10. #080010
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e00a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e00a0
  2. #601aaa
  3. #7133b3
  4. #834dbd
  5. #9566c6
  6. #a780d0
  7. #b899d9
  8. #cab3e3
  9. #dcccec
  10. #ede6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e00a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e00a0
  2. #530d9d
  3. #581a9a
  4. #5d2696
  5. #623393
  6. #674090
  7. #6c4d8d
  8. #715a8a
  9. #766686
  10. #7b7383
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #432c71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ba4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00379e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #333c5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002da2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002a9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f2e7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e00a0 {
  color: #4e00a0;
}
Background
.bg-4e00a0 {
  background-color: #4e00a0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e00a0 {
  border: 2px solid #4e00a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e00a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 0 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 100% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e00a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e00a0, #9e00a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e00a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 0 160 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 4.46 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.62 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.67 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.13 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.82 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.11 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.67 #b1ff5f Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e00a0  rgb(78, 0, 160)  hsl(269, 100%, 31%)  Indigo
#52a000  rgb(82, 160, 0)  hsl(89, 100%, 31%)  Olive Drab
#a04e00  rgb(160, 78, 0)  hsl(29, 100%, 31%)  Saddle Brown
#00a04e  rgb(0, 160, 78)  hsl(149, 100%, 31%)  Shamrock Green