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#400A5F

#400a5f ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#400a5f 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 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.63% cyan, 89.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.75% black. Its hue angle is 278.12°, with 80.95% saturation and 20.59% 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 14.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 6.08.

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Web safe#330066
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Relative luminance0.0213

Complementary

  1. #400a5f
  2. #295f0a

Split complementary

  1. #400a5f
  2. #545f0a
  3. #0a5f16

Analogous

  1. #160a5f
  2. #400a5f
  3. #5f0a54

Triadic

  1. #400a5f
  2. #5f400a
  3. #0a5f40

Tetradic

  1. #400a5f
  2. #5f0a29
  3. #295f0a
  4. #0a5f40

Square

  1. #400a5f
  2. #5f160a
  3. #295f0a
  4. #0a545f

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0212
  2. #11031a
  3. #400a5f
  4. #6f11a4
  5. #9d1be7

Shades

#400a5f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a5f
  2. #3a0956
  3. #33084c
  4. #2d0743
  5. #260639
  6. #200530
  7. #1a0426
  8. #13031d
  9. #0d0213
  10. #06010a
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a5f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a5f
  2. #53236f
  3. #663b7f
  4. #79548f
  5. #8c6c9f
  6. #a085af
  7. #b39dbf
  8. #c6b6cf
  9. #d9cedf
  10. #ece7ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a5f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a5f
  2. #461662
  3. #4d2266
  4. #532d69
  5. #5a396c
  6. #604570
  7. #665173
  8. #6d5d76
  9. #736879
  10. #7a747d
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #282828 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #331f44 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002661 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00295d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3b2236 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1e1e60 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #24205e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d1a4a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a5f {
  color: #400a5f;
}
Background
.bg-400a5f {
  background-color: #400a5f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a5f {
  border: 2px solid #400a5f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a5f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 81% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a5f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a5f, #5f0a54);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a5f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 95 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.08 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.35 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 8.79 #000080 Navy ΔE 9.96 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 10.63 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 10.66 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.25 #bff5a0 Inverted #282828 Grayscale 

Indigo
#400a5f  rgb(64, 10, 95)  hsl(278, 81%, 21%)  Indigo
#295f0a  rgb(41, 95, 10)  hsl(98, 81%, 21%)  Lincoln Green
#5f400a  rgb(95, 64, 10)  hsl(38, 81%, 21%)  Sepia
#0a5f40  rgb(10, 95, 64)  hsl(158, 81%, 21%)  Cadmium Green