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#401B8F

#401b8f ≈ Persian Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#401b8f is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 10.59% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.24% cyan, 81.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 259.14°, with 68.24% saturation and 33.33% 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 11.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127a), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0386

Complementary

  1. #401b8f
  2. #6a8f1b

Split complementary

  1. #401b8f
  2. #8f7a1b
  3. #308f1b

Analogous

  1. #1b308f
  2. #401b8f
  3. #7a1b8f

Triadic

  1. #401b8f
  2. #8f401b
  3. #1b8f40

Tetradic

  1. #401b8f
  2. #8f1b6a
  3. #6a8f1b
  4. #1b8f40

Square

  1. #401b8f
  2. #8f1b30
  3. #6a8f1b
  4. #1b8f7a

Monochromatic

  1. #080311
  2. #230f4f
  3. #401b8f
  4. #5d27cf
  5. #8a62e1

Shades

#401b8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #401b8f
  2. #3a1881
  3. #331672
  4. #2d1364
  5. #261056
  6. #200e48
  7. #1a0b39
  8. #13082b
  9. #0d051d
  10. #06030e
  11. #000000

Tints

#401b8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #401b8f
  2. #53329a
  3. #6649a5
  4. #795fb1
  5. #8c76bc
  6. #a08dc7
  7. #b3a4d2
  8. #c6bbdd
  9. #d9d1e9
  10. #ece8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#401b8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #401b8f
  2. #46258e
  3. #4d2f8c
  4. #53398b
  5. #5a4389
  6. #604e88
  7. #665886
  8. #6d6285
  9. #736c83
  10. #7a7682
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b2e66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003a92 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00348d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #203d55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003091 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002c8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #303271 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-401b8f {
  color: #401b8f;
}
Background
.bg-401b8f {
  background-color: #401b8f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-401b8f {
  border: 2px solid #401b8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #401b8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 27 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 68% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-401b8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #401b8f, #7a1b8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-401b8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 27 143 / 0.35);
}

#32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 3.89 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 4.47 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.83 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.07 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.34 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.74 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.98 #bfe470 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Persian Indigo
#401b8f  rgb(64, 27, 143)  hsl(259, 68%, 33%)  Persian Indigo
#6a8f1b  rgb(106, 143, 27)  hsl(79, 68%, 33%)  Olive Drab
#8f401b  rgb(143, 64, 27)  hsl(19, 68%, 33%)  Saddle Brown
#1b8f40  rgb(27, 143, 64)  hsl(139, 68%, 33%)  Forest Green