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#490F8D

#490f8d ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#490f8d 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 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.23% cyan, 89.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 267.62°, with 80.77% saturation and 30.59% 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 12.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 2.39.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0368

Complementary

  1. #490f8d
  2. #538d0f

Split complementary

  1. #490f8d
  2. #8d880f
  3. #148d0f

Analogous

  1. #0f148d
  2. #490f8d
  3. #880f8d

Triadic

  1. #490f8d
  2. #8d490f
  3. #0f8d49

Tetradic

  1. #490f8d
  2. #8d0f53
  3. #538d0f
  4. #0f8d49

Square

  1. #490f8d
  2. #8d0f14
  3. #538d0f
  4. #0f8d88

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0212
  2. #250848
  3. #490f8d
  4. #6d16d2
  5. #9449ec

Shades

#490f8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490f8d
  2. #420e7f
  3. #3a0c71
  4. #330b63
  5. #2c0955
  6. #250847
  7. #1d0638
  8. #16052a
  9. #0f031c
  10. #07020e
  11. #000000

Tints

#490f8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490f8d
  2. #5b2798
  3. #6d3fa4
  4. #8057af
  5. #926fbb
  6. #a487c6
  7. #b69fd1
  8. #c8b7dd
  9. #dbcfe8
  10. #ede7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490f8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490f8d
  2. #4f1a8c
  3. #54268a
  4. #5a3189
  5. #5f3c88
  6. #654887
  7. #6a5385
  8. #705e84
  9. #756983
  10. #7b7581
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e2b64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003790 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00348b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #353752 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0a2b8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #15298c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e2c6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490f8d {
  color: #490f8d;
}
Background
.bg-490f8d {
  background-color: #490f8d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490f8d {
  border: 2px solid #490f8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490f8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 15 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 81% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490f8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490f8d, #880f8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490f8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 15 141 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 2.39 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.32 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.18 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.20 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.22 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.79 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 8.33 #b6f072 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Indigo
#490f8d  rgb(73, 15, 141)  hsl(268, 81%, 31%)  Indigo
#538d0f  rgb(83, 141, 15)  hsl(88, 81%, 31%)  Avocado
#8d490f  rgb(141, 73, 15)  hsl(28, 81%, 31%)  Saddle Brown
#0f8d49  rgb(15, 141, 73)  hsl(148, 81%, 31%)  Sea Green