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#490D8D

#490d8d ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#490d8d is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 5.1% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.23% cyan, 90.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 268.13°, with 83.12% saturation and 30.2% 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 12.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 2.26.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0363

Complementary

  1. #490d8d
  2. #518d0d

Split complementary

  1. #490d8d
  2. #8d890d
  3. #118d0d

Analogous

  1. #0d118d
  2. #490d8d
  3. #890d8d

Triadic

  1. #490d8d
  2. #8d490d
  3. #0d8d49

Tetradic

  1. #490d8d
  2. #8d0d51
  3. #518d0d
  4. #0d8d49

Square

  1. #490d8d
  2. #8d0d11
  3. #518d0d
  4. #0d8d89

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0213
  2. #250747
  3. #490d8d
  4. #6d13d3
  5. #9445ee

Shades

#490d8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490d8d
  2. #420c7f
  3. #3a0a71
  4. #330963
  5. #2c0855
  6. #250747
  7. #1d0538
  8. #16042a
  9. #0f031c
  10. #07010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#490d8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490d8d
  2. #5b2598
  3. #6d3da4
  4. #8056af
  5. #926ebb
  6. #a486c6
  7. #b69ed1
  8. #c8b6dd
  9. #dbcfe8
  10. #ede7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490d8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490d8d
  2. #4f198c
  3. #54248a
  4. #5a3089
  5. #5f3b88
  6. #654787
  7. #6a5285
  8. #705e84
  9. #756983
  10. #7b7581
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e2a64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003690 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00348b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #353752 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #082b8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #14298c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e2b6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490d8d {
  color: #490d8d;
}
Background
.bg-490d8d {
  background-color: #490d8d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490d8d {
  border: 2px solid #490d8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490d8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 13 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 83% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490d8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490d8d, #890d8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490d8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 13 141 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 2.26 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.34 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.15 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.19 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.20 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.72 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 8.39 #b6f272 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Indigo
#490d8d  rgb(73, 13, 141)  hsl(268, 83%, 30%)  Indigo
#518d0d  rgb(81, 141, 13)  hsl(88, 83%, 30%)  Avocado
#8d490d  rgb(141, 73, 13)  hsl(28, 83%, 30%)  Saddle Brown
#0d8d49  rgb(13, 141, 73)  hsl(148, 83%, 30%)  Sea Green