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#400A78

#400a78 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#400a78 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 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.67% cyan, 91.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.94% black. Its hue angle is 269.45°, with 84.62% saturation and 25.49% 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 13.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 2.31.

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Web safe#330066
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Relative luminance0.0266

Complementary

  1. #400a78
  2. #42780a

Split complementary

  1. #400a78
  2. #78770a
  3. #0b780a

Analogous

  1. #0a0b78
  2. #400a78
  3. #770a78

Triadic

  1. #400a78
  2. #78400a
  3. #0a7840

Tetradic

  1. #400a78
  2. #780a42
  3. #42780a
  4. #0a7840

Square

  1. #400a78
  2. #780a0b
  3. #42780a
  4. #0a7877

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0213
  2. #1a0431
  3. #400a78
  4. #6610bf
  5. #8c2dee

Shades

#400a78 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a78
  2. #3a096c
  3. #330860
  4. #2d0754
  5. #260648
  6. #20053c
  7. #1a0430
  8. #130324
  9. #0d0218
  10. #06010c
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a78 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a78
  2. #532386
  3. #663b93
  4. #7954a1
  5. #8c6cae
  6. #a085bc
  7. #b39dc9
  8. #c6b6d7
  9. #d9cee4
  10. #ece7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a78 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a78
  2. #461679
  3. #4d227a
  4. #532d7a
  5. #5a397b
  6. #60457c
  7. #66517d
  8. #6d5d7e
  9. #73687e
  10. #7a747f
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2d2d2d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #362355 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002e7b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002c76 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #312d45 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0d247a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #152277 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #37235e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a78 {
  color: #400a78;
}
Background
.bg-400a78 {
  background-color: #400a78;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a78 {
  border: 2px solid #400a78;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a78;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 85% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a78 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a78, #770a78);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a78 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 120 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 2.31 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 2.72 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.78 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.86 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.93 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.02 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.86 #bff587 Inverted #2d2d2d Grayscale 

Indigo
#400a78  rgb(64, 10, 120)  hsl(269, 85%, 25%)  Indigo
#42780a  rgb(66, 120, 10)  hsl(89, 85%, 25%)  Sap Green
#78400a  rgb(120, 64, 10)  hsl(29, 85%, 25%)  Sepia
#0a7840  rgb(10, 120, 64)  hsl(149, 85%, 25%)  Cadmium Green