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#460B8A

#460b8a ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#460b8a is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 4.31% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.28% cyan, 92.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 267.87°, with 85.23% saturation and 29.22% 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 12.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 1.98.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0338

Complementary

  1. #460b8a
  2. #4f8a0b

Split complementary

  1. #460b8a
  2. #8a860b
  3. #108a0b

Analogous

  1. #0b108a
  2. #460b8a
  3. #860b8a

Triadic

  1. #460b8a
  2. #8a460b
  3. #0b8a46

Tetradic

  1. #460b8a
  2. #8a0b4f
  3. #4f8a0b
  4. #0b8a46

Square

  1. #460b8a
  2. #8a0b10
  3. #4f8a0b
  4. #0b8a86

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0213
  2. #220543
  3. #460b8a
  4. #6a11d1
  5. #913ef0

Shades

#460b8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #460b8a
  2. #3f0a7c
  3. #38096e
  4. #310861
  5. #2a0753
  6. #230645
  7. #1c0437
  8. #150329
  9. #0e021c
  10. #07010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#460b8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #460b8a
  2. #592396
  3. #6b3ca1
  4. #7e54ad
  5. #906db9
  6. #a385c5
  7. #b59dd0
  8. #c8b6dc
  9. #dacee8
  10. #ede7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#460b8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #460b8a
  2. #4c1789
  3. #522288
  4. #572e87
  5. #5d3a86
  6. #634685
  7. #695184
  8. #6f5d83
  9. #746982
  10. #7a7481
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c2862 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00348d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003288 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #313550 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #03298c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0f2789 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b2a6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-460b8a {
  color: #460b8a;
}
Background
.bg-460b8a {
  background-color: #460b8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-460b8a {
  border: 2px solid #460b8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #460b8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 11 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 85% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-460b8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #460b8a, #860b8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-460b8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 11 138 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 1.98 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 3.79 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.69 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.79 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.15 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.18 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.94 #b9f475 Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Indigo
#460b8a  rgb(70, 11, 138)  hsl(268, 85%, 29%)  Indigo
#4f8a0b  rgb(79, 138, 11)  hsl(88, 85%, 29%)  Avocado
#8a460b  rgb(138, 70, 11)  hsl(28, 85%, 29%)  Saddle Brown
#0b8a46  rgb(11, 138, 70)  hsl(148, 85%, 29%)  Sea Green