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#4B05A5

#4b05a5 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4b05a5 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 1.96% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.55% cyan, 96.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 266.25°, with 94.12% saturation and 33.33% 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 11.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.28.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0432

Complementary

  1. #4b05a5
  2. #5fa505

Split complementary

  1. #4b05a5
  2. #a59b05
  3. #0fa505

Analogous

  1. #050fa5
  2. #4b05a5
  3. #9b05a5

Triadic

  1. #4b05a5
  2. #a54b05
  3. #05a54b

Tetradic

  1. #4b05a5
  2. #a5055f
  3. #5fa505
  4. #05a54b

Square

  1. #4b05a5
  2. #a5050f
  3. #5fa505
  4. #05a59b

Monochromatic

  1. #090114
  2. #29035b
  3. #4b05a5
  4. #6d07ef
  5. #9649fa

Shades

#4b05a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b05a5
  2. #440595
  3. #3c0484
  4. #350474
  5. #2d0363
  6. #260353
  7. #1e0242
  8. #170232
  9. #0f0121
  10. #080111
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b05a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b05a5
  2. #5d1eae
  3. #6f37b7
  4. #8150c0
  5. #9369c9
  6. #a582d2
  7. #b79bdb
  8. #c9b4e4
  9. #dbcded
  10. #ede6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b05a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b05a5
  2. #5011a1
  3. #561e9e
  4. #5b2a9a
  5. #603696
  6. #664393
  7. #6b4f8f
  8. #705b8b
  9. #756787
  10. #7b7484
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #422d75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003da9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #284060 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002fa7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ba4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #393281 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b05a5 {
  color: #4b05a5;
}
Background
.bg-4b05a5 {
  background-color: #4b05a5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b05a5 {
  border: 2px solid #4b05a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b05a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 5 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 94% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b05a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b05a5, #9b05a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b05a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 5 165 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.28 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.97 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.28 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.96 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.76 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.93 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.57 #b4fa5a Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Indigo
#4b05a5  rgb(75, 5, 165)  hsl(266, 94%, 33%)  Indigo
#5fa505  rgb(95, 165, 5)  hsl(86, 94%, 33%)  Kelly Green
#a54b05  rgb(165, 75, 5)  hsl(26, 94%, 33%)  Sienna
#05a54b  rgb(5, 165, 75)  hsl(146, 94%, 33%)  Shamrock Green