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#4E1C8A

#4e1c8a ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e1c8a is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 10.98% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.48% cyan, 79.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 267.27°, with 66.27% saturation and 32.55% 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 11.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 3.63.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0429

Complementary

  1. #4e1c8a
  2. #588a1c

Split complementary

  1. #4e1c8a
  2. #8a851c
  3. #218a1c

Analogous

  1. #1c218a
  2. #4e1c8a
  3. #851c8a

Triadic

  1. #4e1c8a
  2. #8a4e1c
  3. #1c8a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e1c8a
  2. #8a1c58
  3. #588a1c
  4. #1c8a4e

Square

  1. #4e1c8a
  2. #8a1c21
  3. #588a1c
  4. #1c8a85

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0311
  2. #2a0f4a
  3. #4e1c8a
  4. #7229ca
  5. #9a60df

Shades

#4e1c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e1c8a
  2. #46197c
  3. #3e166e
  4. #371461
  5. #2f1153
  6. #270e45
  7. #1f0b37
  8. #170829
  9. #10061c
  10. #08030e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e1c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e1c8a
  2. #603396
  3. #7149a1
  4. #8360ad
  5. #9577b9
  6. #a78ec5
  7. #b8a4d0
  8. #cabbdc
  9. #dcd2e8
  10. #ede8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e1c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e1c8a
  2. #532689
  3. #583088
  4. #5d3a87
  5. #624486
  6. #674e85
  7. #6c5884
  8. #716283
  9. #766c82
  10. #7b7681
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #433164 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003b8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003988 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3f3a53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f318c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #253089 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #45306d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e1c8a {
  color: #4e1c8a;
}
Background
.bg-4e1c8a {
  background-color: #4e1c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e1c8a {
  border: 2px solid #4e1c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e1c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 28 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 66% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e1c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e1c8a, #851c8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e1c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 28 138 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 3.63 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.11 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.50 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.25 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.28 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.37 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.48 #b1e375 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e1c8a  rgb(78, 28, 138)  hsl(267, 66%, 33%)  Indigo
#588a1c  rgb(88, 138, 28)  hsl(87, 66%, 33%)  Avocado
#8a4e1c  rgb(138, 78, 28)  hsl(27, 66%, 33%)  Saddle Brown
#1c8a4e  rgb(28, 138, 78)  hsl(147, 66%, 33%)  Sea Green