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#4E166B

#4e166b ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e166b is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 8.63% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.1% cyan, 79.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black. Its hue angle is 279.53°, with 65.89% saturation and 25.29% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.33.

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Web safe#660066
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Relative luminance0.0326

Complementary

  1. #4e166b
  2. #336b16

Split complementary

  1. #4e166b
  2. #5d6b16
  3. #166b23

Analogous

  1. #23166b
  2. #4e166b
  3. #6b165d

Triadic

  1. #4e166b
  2. #6b4e16
  3. #166b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e166b
  2. #6b1633
  3. #336b16
  4. #166b4e

Square

  1. #4e166b
  2. #6b2316
  3. #336b16
  4. #165d6b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0311
  2. #20092c
  3. #4e166b
  4. #7c23aa
  5. #a542d8

Shades

#4e166b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e166b
  2. #461460
  3. #3e1256
  4. #370f4b
  5. #2f0d40
  6. #270b36
  7. #1f092b
  8. #170720
  9. #100415
  10. #08020b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e166b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e166b
  2. #602d7a
  3. #714589
  4. #835c97
  5. #9573a6
  6. #a78bb5
  7. #b8a2c4
  8. #cab9d3
  9. #dcd0e1
  10. #ede8f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e166b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e166b
  2. #53216d
  3. #582b6f
  4. #5d3671
  5. #624073
  6. #674b76
  7. #6c5678
  8. #71607a
  9. #766b7c
  10. #7b757e
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f2a4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00306d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #053369 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a2a40 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b286c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #312a6a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c2354 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e166b {
  color: #4e166b;
}
Background
.bg-4e166b {
  background-color: #4e166b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e166b {
  border: 2px solid #4e166b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e166b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 22 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 66% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e166b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e166b, #6b165d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e166b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 22 107 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.33 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.85 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.94 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.49 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.64 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 9.86 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 10.37 #b1e994 Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e166b  rgb(78, 22, 107)  hsl(280, 66%, 25%)  Indigo
#336b16  rgb(51, 107, 22)  hsl(100, 66%, 25%)  Pakistan Green
#6b4e16  rgb(107, 78, 22)  hsl(40, 66%, 25%)  Field Drab
#166b4e  rgb(22, 107, 78)  hsl(160, 66%, 25%)  Tropical Rain Forest