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#4E1CA2

#4e1ca2 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e1ca2 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 10.98% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.85% cyan, 82.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 262.39°, with 70.53% saturation and 37.25% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.97.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0506

Complementary

  1. #4e1ca2
  2. #70a21c

Split complementary

  1. #4e1ca2
  2. #a2911c
  3. #2da21c

Analogous

  1. #1c2da2
  2. #4e1ca2
  3. #911ca2

Triadic

  1. #4e1ca2
  2. #a24e1c
  3. #1ca24e

Tetradic

  1. #4e1ca2
  2. #a21c70
  3. #70a21c
  4. #1ca24e

Square

  1. #4e1ca2
  2. #a21c2d
  3. #70a21c
  4. #1ca291

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0520
  2. #2f1161
  3. #4e1ca2
  4. #6f2fdb
  5. #9d71e6

Shades

#4e1ca2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e1ca2
  2. #461992
  3. #3e1682
  4. #371471
  5. #2f1161
  6. #270e51
  7. #1f0b41
  8. #170831
  9. #100620
  10. #080310
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e1ca2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e1ca2
  2. #6033ab
  3. #7149b5
  4. #8360be
  5. #9577c7
  6. #a78ed1
  7. #b8a4da
  8. #cabbe3
  9. #dcd2ec
  10. #ede8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e1ca2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e1ca2
  2. #53269f
  3. #58309b
  4. #5d3a98
  5. #624494
  6. #674e91
  7. #6c588e
  8. #71628a
  9. #766c87
  10. #7b7683
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463574 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003da0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #314460 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0136a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0c32a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e3880 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e1ca2 {
  color: #4e1ca2;
}
Background
.bg-4e1ca2 {
  background-color: #4e1ca2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e1ca2 {
  border: 2px solid #4e1ca2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e1ca2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 28 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 71% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e1ca2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e1ca2, #911ca2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e1ca2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 28 162 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.97 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.59 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.62 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.14 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.16 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.27 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.07 #b1e35d Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e1ca2  rgb(78, 28, 162)  hsl(262, 71%, 37%)  Indigo
#70a21c  rgb(112, 162, 28)  hsl(82, 71%, 37%)  Olive Drab
#a24e1c  rgb(162, 78, 28)  hsl(22, 71%, 37%)  Sienna
#1ca24e  rgb(28, 162, 78)  hsl(142, 71%, 37%)  Shamrock Green