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#401B97

#401b97 ≈ Persian Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#401b97 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 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.62% cyan, 82.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 257.9°, with 69.66% saturation and 34.9% 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 11.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127a), ΔE 4.88.

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Relative luminance0.0411

Complementary

  1. #401b97
  2. #72971b

Split complementary

  1. #401b97
  2. #977e1b
  3. #34971b

Analogous

  1. #1b3497
  2. #401b97
  3. #7e1b97

Triadic

  1. #401b97
  2. #97401b
  3. #1b9740

Tetradic

  1. #401b97
  2. #971b72
  3. #72971b
  4. #1b9740

Square

  1. #401b97
  2. #971b34
  3. #72971b
  4. #1b977e

Monochromatic

  1. #090415
  2. #240f56
  3. #401b97
  4. #5b27d8
  5. #8c67e4

Shades

#401b97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #401b97
  2. #3a1888
  3. #331679
  4. #2d136a
  5. #26105b
  6. #200e4c
  7. #1a0b3c
  8. #13082d
  9. #0d051e
  10. #06030f
  11. #000000

Tints

#401b97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #401b97
  2. #5332a1
  3. #6649ac
  4. #795fb6
  5. #8c76c1
  6. #a08dcb
  7. #b3a4d5
  8. #c6bbe0
  9. #d9d1ea
  10. #ece8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#401b97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #401b97
  2. #462595
  3. #4d2f92
  4. #533990
  5. #5a438e
  6. #604e8c
  7. #665889
  8. #6d6287
  9. #736c85
  10. #7a7682
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c306b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003c9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003695 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #16405a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003299 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002d96 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c3577 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-401b97 {
  color: #401b97;
}
Background
.bg-401b97 {
  background-color: #401b97;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-401b97 {
  border: 2px solid #401b97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #401b97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 27 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 70% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-401b97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #401b97, #7e1b97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-401b97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 27 151 / 0.35);
}

#32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.88 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.13 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.17 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.13 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.22 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.84 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.40 #bfe468 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Persian Indigo
#401b97  rgb(64, 27, 151)  hsl(258, 70%, 35%)  Persian Indigo
#72971b  rgb(114, 151, 27)  hsl(78, 70%, 35%)  Olive Drab
#97401b  rgb(151, 64, 27)  hsl(18, 70%, 35%)  Saddle Brown
#1b9740  rgb(27, 151, 64)  hsl(138, 70%, 35%)  Forest Green