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#480FA4

#480fa4 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#480fa4 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 5.88% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.1% cyan, 90.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 262.95°, with 83.24% saturation and 35.1% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.48.

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Relative luminance0.044

Complementary

  1. #480fa4
  2. #6ba40f

Split complementary

  1. #480fa4
  2. #a4930f
  3. #21a40f

Analogous

  1. #0f21a4
  2. #480fa4
  3. #930fa4

Triadic

  1. #480fa4
  2. #a4480f
  3. #0fa448

Tetradic

  1. #480fa4
  2. #a40f6b
  3. #6ba40f
  4. #0fa448

Square

  1. #480fa4
  2. #a40f21
  3. #6ba40f
  4. #0fa493

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0218
  2. #29095e
  3. #480fa4
  4. #6716ea
  5. #955cf0

Shades

#480fa4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #480fa4
  2. #410e94
  3. #3a0c83
  4. #320b73
  5. #2b0962
  6. #240852
  7. #1d0642
  8. #160531
  9. #0e0321
  10. #070210
  11. #000000

Tints

#480fa4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #480fa4
  2. #5a27ad
  3. #6d3fb6
  4. #7f57bf
  5. #916fc8
  6. #a487d2
  7. #b69fdb
  8. #c8b7e4
  9. #dacfed
  10. #ede7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#480fa4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #480fa4
  2. #4e1aa0
  3. #53269d
  4. #593199
  5. #5e3c96
  6. #644892
  7. #6a538e
  8. #6f5e8b
  9. #756987
  10. #7a7584
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #412f74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ea8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #204260 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0031a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ca3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #343481 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-480fa4 {
  color: #480fa4;
}
Background
.bg-480fa4 {
  background-color: #480fa4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-480fa4 {
  border: 2px solid #480fa4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #480fa4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 15 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 83% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-480fa4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #480fa4, #930fa4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-480fa4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 15 164 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.48 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.51 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.16 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.67 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.56 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.61 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.85 #b7f05b Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Indigo
#480fa4  rgb(72, 15, 164)  hsl(263, 83%, 35%)  Indigo
#6ba40f  rgb(107, 164, 15)  hsl(83, 83%, 35%)  Apple Green
#a4480f  rgb(164, 72, 15)  hsl(23, 83%, 35%)  Sienna
#0fa448  rgb(15, 164, 72)  hsl(143, 83%, 35%)  Shamrock Green