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#400A9B

#400a9b ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#400a9b 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 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.71% cyan, 93.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 262.34°, with 87.88% saturation and 32.35% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 4.52.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0367

Complementary

  1. #400a9b
  2. #659b0a

Split complementary

  1. #400a9b
  2. #9b880a
  3. #1d9b0a

Analogous

  1. #0a1d9b
  2. #400a9b
  3. #880a9b

Triadic

  1. #400a9b
  2. #9b400a
  3. #0a9b40

Tetradic

  1. #400a9b
  2. #9b0a65
  3. #659b0a
  4. #0a9b40

Square

  1. #400a9b
  2. #9b0a1d
  3. #659b0a
  4. #0a9b88

Monochromatic

  1. #080113
  2. #220553
  3. #400a9b
  4. #5e0fe3
  5. #894bf3

Shades

#400a9b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a9b
  2. #3a098c
  3. #33087c
  4. #2d076d
  5. #26065d
  6. #20054e
  7. #1a043e
  8. #13032f
  9. #0d021f
  10. #060110
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a9b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a9b
  2. #5323a5
  3. #663baf
  4. #7954b9
  5. #8c6cc3
  6. #a085cd
  7. #b39dd7
  8. #c6b6e1
  9. #d9ceeb
  10. #ece7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a9b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a9b
  2. #461698
  3. #4d2296
  4. #532d93
  5. #5a3990
  6. #60458e
  7. #66518b
  8. #6d5d88
  9. #736885
  10. #7a7483
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a2a6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00399f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003299 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #113d5a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002c9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00279a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2b3079 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a9b {
  color: #400a9b;
}
Background
.bg-400a9b {
  background-color: #400a9b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a9b {
  border: 2px solid #400a9b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a9b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 88% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a9b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a9b, #880a9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a9b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 155 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 4.52 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.91 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.16 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.98 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.06 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.66 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.01 #bff564 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Indigo
#400a9b  rgb(64, 10, 155)  hsl(262, 88%, 32%)  Indigo
#659b0a  rgb(101, 155, 10)  hsl(82, 88%, 32%)  Olive Drab
#9b400a  rgb(155, 64, 10)  hsl(22, 88%, 32%)  Saddle Brown
#0a9b40  rgb(10, 155, 64)  hsl(142, 88%, 32%)  Shamrock Green