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#400A5C

#400a5c ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#400a5c is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 3.92% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.43% cyan, 89.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.92% black. Its hue angle is 279.51°, with 80.39% saturation and 20% 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 14.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 6.67.

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Web safe#330066
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Relative luminance0.0208

Complementary

  1. #400a5c
  2. #265c0a

Split complementary

  1. #400a5c
  2. #4f5c0a
  3. #0a5c17

Analogous

  1. #170a5c
  2. #400a5c
  3. #5c0a4f

Triadic

  1. #400a5c
  2. #5c400a
  3. #0a5c40

Tetradic

  1. #400a5c
  2. #5c0a26
  3. #265c0a
  4. #0a5c40

Square

  1. #400a5c
  2. #5c170a
  3. #265c0a
  4. #0a4f5c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0212
  2. #100317
  3. #400a5c
  4. #7012a1
  5. #a019e6

Shades

#400a5c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a5c
  2. #3a0953
  3. #33084a
  4. #2d0740
  5. #260637
  6. #20052e
  7. #1a0425
  8. #13031c
  9. #0d0212
  10. #060109
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a5c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a5c
  2. #53236c
  3. #663b7d
  4. #79548d
  5. #8c6c9d
  6. #a085ae
  7. #b39dbe
  8. #c6b6ce
  9. #d9cede
  10. #ece7ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a5c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a5c
  2. #461660
  3. #4d2263
  4. #532d67
  5. #5a396a
  6. #60456e
  7. #665172
  8. #6d5d75
  9. #736879
  10. #7a747c
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #282828 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #331f42 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00255e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00285a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3c2034 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f1d5d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #25205b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e1947 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a5c {
  color: #400a5c;
}
Background
.bg-400a5c {
  background-color: #400a5c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a5c {
  border: 2px solid #400a5c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a5c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 80% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a5c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a5c, #5c0a4f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a5c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 92 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.67 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.94 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 9.22 #000080 Navy ΔE 10.50 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 11.19 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 11.22 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.38 #bff5a3 Inverted #282828 Grayscale 

Indigo
#400a5c  rgb(64, 10, 92)  hsl(280, 80%, 20%)  Indigo
#265c0a  rgb(38, 92, 10)  hsl(100, 80%, 20%)  Lincoln Green
#5c400a  rgb(92, 64, 10)  hsl(40, 80%, 20%)  Field Drab
#0a5c40  rgb(10, 92, 64)  hsl(160, 80%, 20%)  Hunter Green