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#400A6B

#400a6b ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#400a6b 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 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.19% cyan, 90.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black. Its hue angle is 273.4°, with 82.91% saturation and 22.94% 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 14.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 3.96.

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Web safe#330066
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Relative luminance0.0237

Complementary

  1. #400a6b
  2. #356b0a

Split complementary

  1. #400a6b
  2. #666b0a
  3. #0a6b0f

Analogous

  1. #0f0a6b
  2. #400a6b
  3. #6b0a66

Triadic

  1. #400a6b
  2. #6b400a
  3. #0a6b40

Tetradic

  1. #400a6b
  2. #6b0a35
  3. #356b0a
  4. #0a6b40

Square

  1. #400a6b
  2. #6b0f0a
  3. #356b0a
  4. #0a666b

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0213
  2. #160325
  3. #400a6b
  4. #6a11b1
  5. #9224ea

Shades

#400a6b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a6b
  2. #3a0960
  3. #330856
  4. #2d074b
  5. #260640
  6. #200536
  7. #1a042b
  8. #130320
  9. #0d0215
  10. #06010b
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a6b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a6b
  2. #53237a
  3. #663b89
  4. #795497
  5. #8c6ca6
  6. #a085b5
  7. #b39dc4
  8. #c6b6d3
  9. #d9cee1
  10. #ece7f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a6b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a6b
  2. #46166d
  3. #4d226f
  4. #532d71
  5. #5a3973
  6. #604576
  7. #665178
  8. #6d5d7a
  9. #73687c
  10. #7a747e
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2b2b2b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #34214c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002a6d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002a69 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #37273d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #18216c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1e216a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b1f53 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a6b {
  color: #400a6b;
}
Background
.bg-400a6b {
  background-color: #400a6b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a6b {
  border: 2px solid #400a6b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a6b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 83% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a6b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a6b, #6b0a66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a6b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 107 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 3.96 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.23 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.48 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.13 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.61 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.67 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 10.99 #bff594 Inverted #2b2b2b Grayscale 

Indigo
#400a6b  rgb(64, 10, 107)  hsl(273, 83%, 23%)  Indigo
#356b0a  rgb(53, 107, 10)  hsl(93, 83%, 23%)  Pakistan Green
#6b400a  rgb(107, 64, 10)  hsl(33, 83%, 23%)  Sepia
#0a6b40  rgb(10, 107, 64)  hsl(153, 83%, 23%)  Cadmium Green