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#490A87

#490a87 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#490a87 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 3.92% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.93% cyan, 92.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 270.24°, with 86.21% saturation and 28.43% 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 12.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 1.34.

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Relative luminance0.0338

Complementary

  1. #490a87
  2. #48870a

Split complementary

  1. #490a87
  2. #86870a
  3. #0a870a

Analogous

  1. #0a0a87
  2. #490a87
  3. #870a86

Triadic

  1. #490a87
  2. #87490a
  3. #0a8749

Tetradic

  1. #490a87
  2. #870a48
  3. #48870a
  4. #0a8749

Square

  1. #490a87
  2. #870a0a
  3. #48870a
  4. #0a8687

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0113
  2. #220540
  3. #490a87
  4. #700fce
  5. #963af0

Shades

#490a87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490a87
  2. #42097a
  3. #3a086c
  4. #33075f
  5. #2c0651
  6. #250544
  7. #1d0436
  8. #160329
  9. #0f021b
  10. #07010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#490a87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490a87
  2. #5b2393
  3. #6d3b9f
  4. #8054ab
  5. #926cb7
  6. #a485c3
  7. #b69dcf
  8. #c8b6db
  9. #dbcee7
  10. #ede7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490a87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490a87
  2. #4f1686
  3. #542286
  4. #5a2d85
  5. #5f3984
  6. #654584
  7. #6a5183
  8. #705d82
  9. #756881
  10. #7b7481
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d2860 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00348a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003285 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #38334e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0f2889 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #192786 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #402869 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490a87 {
  color: #490a87;
}
Background
.bg-490a87 {
  background-color: #490a87;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490a87 {
  border: 2px solid #490a87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490a87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 10 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 86% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490a87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490a87, #870a86);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490a87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 10 135 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 1.34 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.04 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.27 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.41 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.66 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.90 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 8.28 #b6f578 Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Indigo
#490a87  rgb(73, 10, 135)  hsl(270, 86%, 28%)  Indigo
#48870a  rgb(72, 135, 10)  hsl(90, 86%, 28%)  Avocado
#87490a  rgb(135, 73, 10)  hsl(30, 86%, 28%)  Saddle Brown
#0a8749  rgb(10, 135, 73)  hsl(150, 86%, 28%)  Sea Green