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#4900A3

#4900a3 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4900a3 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 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.21% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 266.87°, with 100% saturation and 31.96% 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 11.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 4.97.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0406

Complementary

  1. #4900a3
  2. #5aa300

Split complementary

  1. #4900a3
  2. #a39a00
  3. #09a300

Analogous

  1. #0009a3
  2. #4900a3
  3. #9a00a3

Triadic

  1. #4900a3
  2. #a34900
  3. #00a349

Tetradic

  1. #4900a3
  2. #a3005a
  3. #5aa300
  4. #00a349

Square

  1. #4900a3
  2. #a30009
  3. #5aa300
  4. #00a39a

Monochromatic

  1. #090014
  2. #270056
  3. #4900a3
  4. #6b00ef
  5. #943dff

Shades

#4900a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4900a3
  2. #420093
  3. #3a0082
  4. #330072
  5. #2c0062
  6. #250052
  7. #1d0041
  8. #160031
  9. #0f0021
  10. #070010
  11. #000000

Tints

#4900a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4900a3
  2. #5b1aac
  3. #6d33b5
  4. #804dbf
  5. #9266c8
  6. #a480d1
  7. #b699da
  8. #c8b3e3
  9. #dbcced
  10. #ede6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4900a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4900a3
  2. #4f0da0
  3. #541a9c
  4. #5a2699
  5. #5f3395
  6. #654092
  7. #6a4d8e
  8. #705a8b
  9. #756687
  10. #7b7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #402b73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ba7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #253e5e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002da5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0028a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #37307f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4900a3 {
  color: #4900a3;
}
Background
.bg-4900a3 {
  background-color: #4900a3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4900a3 {
  border: 2px solid #4900a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4900a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 0 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4900a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4900a3, #9a00a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4900a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 0 163 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 4.97 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.84 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.36 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.65 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.29 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.59 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.39 #b6ff5c Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Indigo
#4900a3  rgb(73, 0, 163)  hsl(267, 100%, 32%)  Indigo
#5aa300  rgb(90, 163, 0)  hsl(87, 100%, 32%)  Kelly Green
#a34900  rgb(163, 73, 0)  hsl(27, 100%, 32%)  Saddle Brown
#00a349  rgb(0, 163, 73)  hsl(147, 100%, 32%)  Shamrock Green