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#4E0AAA

#4e0aaa ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e0aaa is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 3.92% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.12% cyan, 94.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 265.5°, with 88.89% saturation and 35.29% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 6.05.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0474

Complementary

  1. #4e0aaa
  2. #66aa0a

Split complementary

  1. #4e0aaa
  2. #aa9e0a
  3. #16aa0a

Analogous

  1. #0a16aa
  2. #4e0aaa
  3. #9e0aaa

Triadic

  1. #4e0aaa
  2. #aa4e0a
  3. #0aaa4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e0aaa
  2. #aa0a66
  3. #66aa0a
  4. #0aaa4e

Square

  1. #4e0aaa
  2. #aa0a16
  3. #66aa0a
  4. #0aaa9e

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0119
  2. #2d0662
  3. #4e0aaa
  4. #6f10f1
  5. #9b58f5

Shades

#4e0aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e0aaa
  2. #460999
  3. #3e0888
  4. #370777
  5. #2f0666
  6. #270555
  7. #1f0444
  8. #170333
  9. #100222
  10. #080111
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e0aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e0aaa
  2. #6023b3
  3. #713bbb
  4. #8354c4
  5. #956ccc
  6. #a785d5
  7. #b89ddd
  8. #cab6e6
  9. #dcceee
  10. #ede7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e0aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e0aaa
  2. #5316a6
  3. #5822a2
  4. #5d2d9d
  5. #623999
  6. #674595
  7. #6c5191
  8. #715d8d
  9. #766888
  10. #7b7484
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453078 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003aa7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2a4363 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0032ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002da8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c3485 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e0aaa {
  color: #4e0aaa;
}
Background
.bg-4e0aaa {
  background-color: #4e0aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e0aaa {
  border: 2px solid #4e0aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e0aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 10 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 89% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e0aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e0aaa, #9e0aaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e0aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 10 170 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.05 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.09 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.27 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.73 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.25 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.56 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.61 #b1f555 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e0aaa  rgb(78, 10, 170)  hsl(266, 89%, 35%)  Indigo
#66aa0a  rgb(102, 170, 10)  hsl(86, 89%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#aa4e0a  rgb(170, 78, 10)  hsl(26, 89%, 35%)  Sienna
#0aaa4e  rgb(10, 170, 78)  hsl(146, 89%, 35%)  Jade