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#400A8C

#400a8c ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#400a8c is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 3.92% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.29% cyan, 92.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 264.92°, with 86.67% saturation and 29.41% 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 12.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 2.79.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.032

Complementary

  1. #400a8c
  2. #568c0a

Split complementary

  1. #400a8c
  2. #8c810a
  3. #158c0a

Analogous

  1. #0a158c
  2. #400a8c
  3. #810a8c

Triadic

  1. #400a8c
  2. #8c400a
  3. #0a8c40

Tetradic

  1. #400a8c
  2. #8c0a56
  3. #568c0a
  4. #0a8c40

Square

  1. #400a8c
  2. #8c0a15
  3. #568c0a
  4. #0a8c81

Monochromatic

  1. #090113
  2. #1f0545
  3. #400a8c
  4. #610fd3
  5. #883ef1

Shades

#400a8c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a8c
  2. #3a097e
  3. #330870
  4. #2d0762
  5. #260654
  6. #200546
  7. #1a0438
  8. #13032a
  9. #0d021c
  10. #06010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a8c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a8c
  2. #532398
  3. #663ba3
  4. #7954af
  5. #8c6cba
  6. #a085c6
  7. #b39dd1
  8. #c6b6dd
  9. #d9cee8
  10. #ece7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a8c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a8c
  2. #46168b
  3. #4d228a
  4. #532d88
  5. #5a3987
  6. #604586
  7. #665185
  8. #6d5d84
  9. #736882
  10. #7a7481
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #382763 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00348f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002f8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #243651 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00298e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00258b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #312b6d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a8c {
  color: #400a8c;
}
Background
.bg-400a8c {
  background-color: #400a8c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a8c {
  border: 2px solid #400a8c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a8c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 87% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a8c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a8c, #810a8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a8c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 140 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 2.79 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 3.40 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.69 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.80 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.22 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.27 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.39 #bff573 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Indigo
#400a8c  rgb(64, 10, 140)  hsl(265, 87%, 29%)  Indigo
#568c0a  rgb(86, 140, 10)  hsl(85, 87%, 29%)  Avocado
#8c400a  rgb(140, 64, 10)  hsl(25, 87%, 29%)  Saddle Brown
#0a8c40  rgb(10, 140, 64)  hsl(145, 87%, 29%)  Sea Green