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#48078D

#48078d ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#48078d is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 2.75% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.94% cyan, 95.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 269.1°, with 90.54% saturation and 29.02% 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 12.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 2.05.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0345

Complementary

  1. #48078d
  2. #4c8d07

Split complementary

  1. #48078d
  2. #8d8b07
  3. #098d07

Analogous

  1. #07098d
  2. #48078d
  3. #8b078d

Triadic

  1. #48078d
  2. #8d4807
  3. #078d48

Tetradic

  1. #48078d
  2. #8d074c
  3. #4c8d07
  4. #078d48

Square

  1. #48078d
  2. #8d0709
  3. #4c8d07
  4. #078d8b

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0113
  2. #230344
  3. #48078d
  4. #6d0bd6
  5. #9438f5

Shades

#48078d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48078d
  2. #41067f
  3. #3a0671
  4. #320563
  5. #2b0455
  6. #240447
  7. #1d0338
  8. #16022a
  9. #0e011c
  10. #07010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#48078d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48078d
  2. #5a2098
  3. #6d39a4
  4. #7f51af
  5. #916abb
  6. #a483c6
  7. #b69cd1
  8. #c8b5dd
  9. #dacde8
  10. #ede6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48078d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48078d
  2. #4e138c
  3. #531f8a
  4. #592b89
  5. #5e3788
  6. #644487
  7. #6a5085
  8. #6f5c84
  9. #756883
  10. #7a7481
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d2864 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003590 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00328b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #333551 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #01298f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0f278c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d296e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48078d {
  color: #48078d;
}
Background
.bg-48078d {
  background-color: #48078d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-48078d {
  border: 2px solid #48078d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48078d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 7 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 91% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48078d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48078d, #8b078d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48078d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 7 141 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 2.05 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.32 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.84 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.04 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.14 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.41 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 8.45 #b7f872 Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Indigo
#48078d  rgb(72, 7, 141)  hsl(269, 91%, 29%)  Indigo
#4c8d07  rgb(76, 141, 7)  hsl(89, 91%, 29%)  Avocado
#8d4807  rgb(141, 72, 7)  hsl(29, 91%, 29%)  Saddle Brown
#078d48  rgb(7, 141, 72)  hsl(149, 91%, 29%)  Sea Green