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#470F8A

#470f8a ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#470f8a is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 5.88% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.55% cyan, 89.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 267.32°, with 80.39% saturation and 30% 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 12.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 2.16.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0352

Complementary

  1. #470f8a
  2. #528a0f

Split complementary

  1. #470f8a
  2. #8a850f
  3. #148a0f

Analogous

  1. #0f148a
  2. #470f8a
  3. #850f8a

Triadic

  1. #470f8a
  2. #8a470f
  3. #0f8a47

Tetradic

  1. #470f8a
  2. #8a0f52
  3. #528a0f
  4. #0f8a47

Square

  1. #470f8a
  2. #8a0f14
  3. #528a0f
  4. #0f8a85

Monochromatic

  1. #090212
  2. #240845
  3. #470f8a
  4. #6b17cf
  5. #9247eb

Shades

#470f8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #470f8a
  2. #400e7c
  3. #390c6e
  4. #320b61
  5. #2b0953
  6. #240845
  7. #1c0637
  8. #150529
  9. #0e031c
  10. #07020e
  11. #000000

Tints

#470f8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #470f8a
  2. #592796
  3. #6c3fa1
  4. #7e57ad
  5. #916fb9
  6. #a387c5
  7. #b59fd0
  8. #c8b7dc
  9. #dacfe8
  10. #ede7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#470f8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #470f8a
  2. #4d1a89
  3. #522688
  4. #583187
  5. #5e3c86
  6. #644885
  7. #695384
  8. #6f5e83
  9. #756982
  10. #7a7581
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d2a62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00358d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003388 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #333650 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #092a8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #142889 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c2b6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-470f8a {
  color: #470f8a;
}
Background
.bg-470f8a {
  background-color: #470f8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-470f8a {
  border: 2px solid #470f8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #470f8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 15 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 80% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-470f8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #470f8a, #850f8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-470f8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 15 138 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 2.16 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 3.85 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.95 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.98 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.23 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.47 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.93 #b8f075 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Indigo
#470f8a  rgb(71, 15, 138)  hsl(267, 80%, 30%)  Indigo
#528a0f  rgb(82, 138, 15)  hsl(87, 80%, 30%)  Avocado
#8a470f  rgb(138, 71, 15)  hsl(27, 80%, 30%)  Saddle Brown
#0f8a47  rgb(15, 138, 71)  hsl(147, 80%, 30%)  Sea Green