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#4E00A8

#4e00a8 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e00a8 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 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.57% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 267.86°, 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 11.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.57.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0445

Complementary

  1. #4e00a8
  2. #5aa800

Split complementary

  1. #4e00a8
  2. #a8a200
  3. #06a800

Analogous

  1. #0006a8
  2. #4e00a8
  3. #a200a8

Triadic

  1. #4e00a8
  2. #a84e00
  3. #00a84e

Tetradic

  1. #4e00a8
  2. #a8005a
  3. #5aa800
  4. #00a84e

Square

  1. #4e00a8
  2. #a80006
  3. #5aa800
  4. #00a8a2

Monochromatic

  1. #090014
  2. #2a005b
  3. #4e00a8
  4. #7200f4
  5. #9a42ff

Shades

#4e00a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e00a8
  2. #460097
  3. #3e0086
  4. #370076
  5. #2f0065
  6. #270054
  7. #1f0043
  8. #170032
  9. #100022
  10. #080011
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e00a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e00a8
  2. #601ab1
  3. #7133b9
  4. #834dc2
  5. #9566cb
  6. #a780d4
  7. #b899dc
  8. #cab3e5
  9. #dcccee
  10. #ede6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e00a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e00a8
  2. #530da4
  3. #581aa0
  4. #5d269c
  5. #623398
  6. #674094
  7. #6c4d90
  8. #715a8c
  9. #766688
  10. #7b7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #442d77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003eac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2c4061 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002faa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ba6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c3183 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e00a8 {
  color: #4e00a8;
}
Background
.bg-4e00a8 {
  background-color: #4e00a8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e00a8 {
  border: 2px solid #4e00a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e00a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 0 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e00a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e00a8, #a200a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e00a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 0 168 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.57 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.27 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.36 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.51 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.21 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.46 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.75 #b1ff57 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e00a8  rgb(78, 0, 168)  hsl(268, 100%, 33%)  Indigo
#5aa800  rgb(90, 168, 0)  hsl(88, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green
#a84e00  rgb(168, 78, 0)  hsl(28, 100%, 33%)  Sienna
#00a84e  rgb(0, 168, 78)  hsl(148, 100%, 33%)  Jade