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#490F74

#490f74 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#490f74 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 5.88% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.07% cyan, 87.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.51% black. Its hue angle is 274.46°, with 77.1% saturation and 25.69% 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 13.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 2.79.

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Relative luminance0.0302

Complementary

  1. #490f74
  2. #3a740f

Split complementary

  1. #490f74
  2. #6d740f
  3. #0f7417

Analogous

  1. #170f74
  2. #490f74
  3. #740f6d

Triadic

  1. #490f74
  2. #74490f
  3. #0f7449

Tetradic

  1. #490f74
  2. #740f3a
  3. #3a740f
  4. #0f7449

Square

  1. #490f74
  2. #74170f
  3. #3a740f
  4. #0f6d74

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0212
  2. #1e0630
  3. #490f74
  4. #7418b8
  5. #9b37e5

Shades

#490f74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490f74
  2. #420e68
  3. #3a0c5d
  4. #330b51
  5. #2c0946
  6. #25083a
  7. #1d062e
  8. #160523
  9. #0f0317
  10. #07020c
  11. #000000

Tints

#490f74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490f74
  2. #5b2782
  3. #6d3f90
  4. #80579e
  5. #926fac
  6. #a487ba
  7. #b69fc7
  8. #c8b7d5
  9. #dbcfe3
  10. #ede7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490f74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490f74
  2. #4f1a75
  3. #542676
  4. #5a3178
  5. #5f3c79
  6. #65487a
  7. #6a537b
  8. #705e7c
  9. #75697e
  10. #7b757f
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c2754 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002f77 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003172 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #402c43 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #202676 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #272773 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #44235b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490f74 {
  color: #490f74;
}
Background
.bg-490f74 {
  background-color: #490f74;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490f74 {
  border: 2px solid #490f74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490f74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 15 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 77% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490f74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490f74, #740f6d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490f74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 15 116 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 2.79 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.56 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 8.30 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.92 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 9.05 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 9.07 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 9.30 #b6f08b Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Indigo
#490f74  rgb(73, 15, 116)  hsl(274, 77%, 26%)  Indigo
#3a740f  rgb(58, 116, 15)  hsl(94, 77%, 26%)  Sap Green
#74490f  rgb(116, 73, 15)  hsl(34, 77%, 26%)  Sepia
#0f7449  rgb(15, 116, 73)  hsl(154, 77%, 26%)  Cadmium Green