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#4900A0

#4900a0 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4900a0 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 0% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.38% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 267.38°, with 100% saturation and 31.37% 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 11.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 4.56.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0395

Complementary

  1. #4900a0
  2. #57a000

Split complementary

  1. #4900a0
  2. #a09900
  3. #07a000

Analogous

  1. #0007a0
  2. #4900a0
  3. #9900a0

Triadic

  1. #4900a0
  2. #a04900
  3. #00a049

Tetradic

  1. #4900a0
  2. #a00057
  3. #57a000
  4. #00a049

Square

  1. #4900a0
  2. #a00007
  3. #57a000
  4. #00a099

Monochromatic

  1. #090014
  2. #260053
  3. #4900a0
  4. #6c00ec
  5. #943aff

Shades

#4900a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4900a0
  2. #420090
  3. #3a0080
  4. #330070
  5. #2c0060
  6. #250050
  7. #1d0040
  8. #160030
  9. #0f0020
  10. #070010
  11. #000000

Tints

#4900a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4900a0
  2. #5b1aaa
  3. #6d33b3
  4. #804dbd
  5. #9266c6
  6. #a480d0
  7. #b699d9
  8. #c8b3e3
  9. #dbccec
  10. #ede6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4900a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4900a0
  2. #4f0d9d
  3. #541a9a
  4. #5a2696
  5. #5f3393
  6. #654090
  7. #6a4d8d
  8. #705a8a
  9. #756686
  10. #7b7383
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f2b71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003aa4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00359e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #283d5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002ca2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00289f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #382f7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4900a0 {
  color: #4900a0;
}
Background
.bg-4900a0 {
  background-color: #4900a0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4900a0 {
  border: 2px solid #4900a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4900a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 0 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 100% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4900a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4900a0, #9900a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4900a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 0 160 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 4.56 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.96 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.32 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.70 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.14 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.45 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.18 #b6ff5f Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Indigo
#4900a0  rgb(73, 0, 160)  hsl(267, 100%, 31%)  Indigo
#57a000  rgb(87, 160, 0)  hsl(87, 100%, 31%)  Olive Drab
#a04900  rgb(160, 73, 0)  hsl(27, 100%, 31%)  Saddle Brown
#00a049  rgb(0, 160, 73)  hsl(147, 100%, 31%)  Shamrock Green