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#490CA0

#490ca0 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#490ca0 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 4.71% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.38% cyan, 92.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 264.73°, with 86.05% saturation and 33.73% 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 11.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 4.81.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0422

Complementary

  1. #490ca0
  2. #63a00c

Split complementary

  1. #490ca0
  2. #a0930c
  3. #19a00c

Analogous

  1. #0c19a0
  2. #490ca0
  3. #930ca0

Triadic

  1. #490ca0
  2. #a0490c
  3. #0ca049

Tetradic

  1. #490ca0
  2. #a00c63
  3. #63a00c
  4. #0ca049

Square

  1. #490ca0
  2. #a00c19
  3. #63a00c
  4. #0ca093

Monochromatic

  1. #090113
  2. #290759
  3. #490ca0
  4. #6911e7
  5. #9553f2

Shades

#490ca0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490ca0
  2. #420b90
  3. #3a0a80
  4. #330870
  5. #2c0760
  6. #250650
  7. #1d0540
  8. #160430
  9. #0f0220
  10. #070110
  11. #000000

Tints

#490ca0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490ca0
  2. #5b24aa
  3. #6d3db3
  4. #8055bd
  5. #926dc6
  6. #a486d0
  7. #b69ed9
  8. #c8b6e3
  9. #dbceec
  10. #ede7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490ca0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490ca0
  2. #4f189d
  3. #54239a
  4. #5a2f96
  5. #5f3a93
  6. #654690
  7. #6a528d
  8. #705d8a
  9. #756986
  10. #7b7483
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #402d71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ca4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00379e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #273f5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002fa2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002b9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #38327d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490ca0 {
  color: #490ca0;
}
Background
.bg-490ca0 {
  background-color: #490ca0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490ca0 {
  border: 2px solid #490ca0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490ca0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 12 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 86% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490ca0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490ca0, #930ca0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490ca0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 12 160 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 4.81 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.79 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.25 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.67 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.41 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.45 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.07 #b6f35f Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Indigo
#490ca0  rgb(73, 12, 160)  hsl(265, 86%, 34%)  Indigo
#63a00c  rgb(99, 160, 12)  hsl(85, 86%, 34%)  Olive Drab
#a0490c  rgb(160, 73, 12)  hsl(25, 86%, 34%)  Saddle Brown
#0ca049  rgb(12, 160, 73)  hsl(145, 86%, 34%)  Shamrock Green