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#40158A

#40158a ≈ Persian Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#40158a is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 8.24% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.62% cyan, 84.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 262.05°, with 73.58% saturation and 31.18% 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 12.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127a), ΔE 3.07.

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Relative luminance0.0346

Complementary

  1. #40158a
  2. #5f8a15

Split complementary

  1. #40158a
  2. #8a7b15
  3. #258a15

Analogous

  1. #15258a
  2. #40158a
  3. #7b158a

Triadic

  1. #40158a
  2. #8a4015
  3. #158a40

Tetradic

  1. #40158a
  2. #8a155f
  3. #5f8a15
  4. #158a40

Square

  1. #40158a
  2. #8a1525
  3. #5f8a15
  4. #158a7b

Monochromatic

  1. #080312
  2. #210b48
  3. #40158a
  4. #5f1fcc
  5. #8953e5

Shades

#40158a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40158a
  2. #3a137c
  3. #33116e
  4. #2d0f61
  5. #260d53
  6. #200b45
  7. #1a0837
  8. #130629
  9. #0d041c
  10. #06020e
  11. #000000

Tints

#40158a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40158a
  2. #532c96
  3. #6644a1
  4. #795bad
  5. #8c73b9
  6. #a08ac5
  7. #b3a1d0
  8. #c6b9dc
  9. #d9d0e8
  10. #ece8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40158a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40158a
  2. #462089
  3. #4d2a88
  4. #533587
  5. #5a4086
  6. #604b85
  7. #665584
  8. #6d6083
  9. #736b82
  10. #7a7581
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #392b62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00368d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003288 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #253951 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002c8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #032989 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #322e6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40158a {
  color: #40158a;
}
Background
.bg-40158a {
  background-color: #40158a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-40158a {
  border: 2px solid #40158a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40158a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 21 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 74% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40158a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40158a, #7b158a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40158a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 21 138 / 0.35);
}

#32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 3.07 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 3.36 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.89 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.26 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.30 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.77 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.78 #bfea75 Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Persian Indigo
#40158a  rgb(64, 21, 138)  hsl(262, 74%, 31%)  Persian Indigo
#5f8a15  rgb(95, 138, 21)  hsl(82, 74%, 31%)  Olive Drab
#8a4015  rgb(138, 64, 21)  hsl(22, 74%, 31%)  Saddle Brown
#158a40  rgb(21, 138, 64)  hsl(142, 74%, 31%)  Sea Green