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#400A79

#400a79 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#400a79 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 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.11% cyan, 91.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 269.19°, with 84.73% saturation and 25.69% 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 13.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 2.23.

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Web safe#330066
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Relative luminance0.0269

Complementary

  1. #400a79
  2. #43790a

Split complementary

  1. #400a79
  2. #79780a
  3. #0c790a

Analogous

  1. #0a0c79
  2. #400a79
  3. #780a79

Triadic

  1. #400a79
  2. #79400a
  3. #0a7940

Tetradic

  1. #400a79
  2. #790a43
  3. #43790a
  4. #0a7940

Square

  1. #400a79
  2. #790a0c
  3. #43790a
  4. #0a7978

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0213
  2. #1b0432
  3. #400a79
  4. #6510c0
  5. #8b2eee

Shades

#400a79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a79
  2. #3a096d
  3. #330861
  4. #2d0755
  5. #260649
  6. #20053d
  7. #1a0430
  8. #130324
  9. #0d0218
  10. #06010c
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a79
  2. #532386
  3. #663b94
  4. #7954a1
  5. #8c6caf
  6. #a085bc
  7. #b39dc9
  8. #c6b6d7
  9. #d9cee4
  10. #ece7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a79
  2. #46167a
  3. #4d227a
  4. #532d7b
  5. #5a397c
  6. #60457d
  7. #66517d
  8. #6d5d7e
  9. #73687f
  10. #7a747f
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2e2e2e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #362456 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002e7c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002c77 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #302e46 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0c247b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #142378 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #37245e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a79 {
  color: #400a79;
}
Background
.bg-400a79 {
  background-color: #400a79;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a79 {
  border: 2px solid #400a79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 85% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a79, #780a79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 121 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 2.23 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 2.66 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.71 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.82 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.85 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.91 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.71 #bff586 Inverted #2e2e2e Grayscale 

Indigo
#400a79  rgb(64, 10, 121)  hsl(269, 85%, 26%)  Indigo
#43790a  rgb(67, 121, 10)  hsl(89, 85%, 26%)  Sap Green
#79400a  rgb(121, 64, 10)  hsl(29, 85%, 26%)  Sepia
#0a7940  rgb(10, 121, 64)  hsl(149, 85%, 26%)  Cadmium Green