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#490FA4

#490fa4 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#490fa4 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 5.88% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.49% cyan, 90.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 263.36°, with 83.24% saturation and 35.1% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.45.

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Relative luminance0.0444

Complementary

  1. #490fa4
  2. #6aa40f

Split complementary

  1. #490fa4
  2. #a4940f
  3. #1fa40f

Analogous

  1. #0f1fa4
  2. #490fa4
  3. #940fa4

Triadic

  1. #490fa4
  2. #a4490f
  3. #0fa449

Tetradic

  1. #490fa4
  2. #a40f6a
  3. #6aa40f
  4. #0fa449

Square

  1. #490fa4
  2. #a40f1f
  3. #6aa40f
  4. #0fa494

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0218
  2. #2a095e
  3. #490fa4
  4. #6816ea
  5. #965cf0

Shades

#490fa4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490fa4
  2. #420e94
  3. #3a0c83
  4. #330b73
  5. #2c0962
  6. #250852
  7. #1d0642
  8. #160531
  9. #0f0321
  10. #070210
  11. #000000

Tints

#490fa4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490fa4
  2. #5b27ad
  3. #6d3fb6
  4. #8057bf
  5. #926fc8
  6. #a487d2
  7. #b69fdb
  8. #c8b7e4
  9. #dbcfed
  10. #ede7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490fa4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490fa4
  2. #4f1aa0
  3. #54269d
  4. #5a3199
  5. #5f3c96
  6. #654892
  7. #6a538e
  8. #705e8b
  9. #756987
  10. #7b7584
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #412f74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ea8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #234260 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0031a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ca3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #363481 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490fa4 {
  color: #490fa4;
}
Background
.bg-490fa4 {
  background-color: #490fa4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490fa4 {
  border: 2px solid #490fa4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490fa4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 15 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 83% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490fa4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490fa4, #940fa4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490fa4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 15 164 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.45 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.64 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.24 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.73 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.68 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.73 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.97 #b6f05b Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Indigo
#490fa4  rgb(73, 15, 164)  hsl(263, 83%, 35%)  Indigo
#6aa40f  rgb(106, 164, 15)  hsl(83, 83%, 35%)  Apple Green
#a4490f  rgb(164, 73, 15)  hsl(23, 83%, 35%)  Sienna
#0fa449  rgb(15, 164, 73)  hsl(143, 83%, 35%)  Shamrock Green