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#4F00A9

#4f00a9 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4f00a9 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.98% red, 0% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.25% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 268.05°, with 100% saturation and 33.14% 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 11.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.71.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0453

Complementary

  1. #4f00a9
  2. #5aa900

Split complementary

  1. #4f00a9
  2. #a9a400
  3. #05a900

Analogous

  1. #0005a9
  2. #4f00a9
  3. #a400a9

Triadic

  1. #4f00a9
  2. #a94f00
  3. #00a94f

Tetradic

  1. #4f00a9
  2. #a9005a
  3. #5aa900
  4. #00a94f

Square

  1. #4f00a9
  2. #a90005
  3. #5aa900
  4. #00a9a4

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0014
  2. #2b005d
  3. #4f00a9
  4. #7300f6
  5. #9b43ff

Shades

#4f00a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4f00a9
  2. #470098
  3. #3f0087
  4. #370076
  5. #2f0065
  6. #280055
  7. #200044
  8. #180033
  9. #100022
  10. #080011
  11. #000000

Tints

#4f00a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4f00a9
  2. #611ab2
  3. #7233ba
  4. #844dc3
  5. #9566cb
  6. #a780d4
  7. #b999dd
  8. #cab3e5
  9. #dcccee
  10. #ede6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4f00a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4f00a9
  2. #540da5
  3. #591aa1
  4. #5e269d
  5. #633399
  6. #684095
  7. #6c4d90
  8. #715a8c
  9. #766688
  10. #7b7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #442e77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ead ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e4162 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0030ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ba7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e3284 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4f00a9 {
  color: #4f00a9;
}
Background
.bg-4f00a9 {
  background-color: #4f00a9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4f00a9 {
  border: 2px solid #4f00a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4f00a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 79 0 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4f00a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4f00a9, #a400a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4f00a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(79 0 169 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.71 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.27 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.48 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.68 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.40 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.63 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.67 #b0ff56 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Indigo
#4f00a9  rgb(79, 0, 169)  hsl(268, 100%, 33%)  Indigo
#5aa900  rgb(90, 169, 0)  hsl(88, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green
#a94f00  rgb(169, 79, 0)  hsl(28, 100%, 33%)  Sienna
#00a94f  rgb(0, 169, 79)  hsl(148, 100%, 33%)  Jade