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#480E8A

#480e8a ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#480e8a is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 5.49% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.83% cyan, 89.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 268.06°, with 81.58% saturation and 29.8% 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 12.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 2.02.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0353

Complementary

  1. #480e8a
  2. #508a0e

Split complementary

  1. #480e8a
  2. #8a860e
  3. #128a0e

Analogous

  1. #0e128a
  2. #480e8a
  3. #860e8a

Triadic

  1. #480e8a
  2. #8a480e
  3. #0e8a48

Tetradic

  1. #480e8a
  2. #8a0e50
  3. #508a0e
  4. #0e8a48

Square

  1. #480e8a
  2. #8a0e12
  3. #508a0e
  4. #0e8a86

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0213
  2. #240745
  3. #480e8a
  4. #6c15cf
  5. #9345ec

Shades

#480e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #480e8a
  2. #410d7c
  3. #3a0b6e
  4. #320a61
  5. #2b0853
  6. #240745
  7. #1d0637
  8. #160429
  9. #0e031c
  10. #07010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#480e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #480e8a
  2. #5a2696
  3. #6d3ea1
  4. #7f56ad
  5. #916eb9
  6. #a487c5
  7. #b69fd0
  8. #c8b7dc
  9. #dacfe8
  10. #ede7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#480e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #480e8a
  2. #4e1989
  3. #532588
  4. #593087
  5. #5e3c86
  6. #644785
  7. #6a5284
  8. #6f5e83
  9. #756982
  10. #7a7581
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.71:1 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 #353650 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0b2a8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #152889 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d2b6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-480e8a {
  color: #480e8a;
}
Background
.bg-480e8a {
  background-color: #480e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-480e8a {
  border: 2px solid #480e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #480e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 14 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 82% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-480e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #480e8a, #860e8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-480e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 14 138 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 2.02 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 3.99 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.11 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.12 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.38 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.59 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 8.10 #b7f175 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Indigo
#480e8a  rgb(72, 14, 138)  hsl(268, 82%, 30%)  Indigo
#508a0e  rgb(80, 138, 14)  hsl(88, 82%, 30%)  Avocado
#8a480e  rgb(138, 72, 14)  hsl(28, 82%, 30%)  Saddle Brown
#0e8a48  rgb(14, 138, 72)  hsl(148, 82%, 30%)  Sea Green