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#4B0D8A

#4b0d8a ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4b0d8a is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 5.1% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.65% cyan, 90.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 269.76°, with 82.78% saturation and 29.61% 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 12.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 1.82.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0362

Complementary

  1. #4b0d8a
  2. #4c8a0d

Split complementary

  1. #4b0d8a
  2. #8a8a0d
  3. #0e8a0d

Analogous

  1. #0d0e8a
  2. #4b0d8a
  3. #8a0d8a

Triadic

  1. #4b0d8a
  2. #8a4b0d
  3. #0d8a4b

Tetradic

  1. #4b0d8a
  2. #8a0d4c
  3. #4c8a0d
  4. #0d8a4b

Square

  1. #4b0d8a
  2. #8a0d0e
  3. #4c8a0d
  4. #0d8a8a

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0213
  2. #250644
  3. #4b0d8a
  4. #7114d0
  5. #9743ed

Shades

#4b0d8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b0d8a
  2. #440c7c
  3. #3c0a6e
  4. #350961
  5. #2d0853
  6. #260745
  7. #1e0537
  8. #170429
  9. #0f031c
  10. #08010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b0d8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b0d8a
  2. #5d2596
  3. #6f3da1
  4. #8156ad
  5. #936eb9
  6. #a586c5
  7. #b79ed0
  8. #c9b6dc
  9. #dbcfe8
  10. #ede7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b0d8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b0d8a
  2. #501989
  3. #562488
  4. #5b3087
  5. #603b86
  6. #664785
  7. #6b5284
  8. #705e83
  9. #756982
  10. #7b7581
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f2a62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00368d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003488 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3a3550 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #122a8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1b2989 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #422a6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b0d8a {
  color: #4b0d8a;
}
Background
.bg-4b0d8a {
  background-color: #4b0d8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b0d8a {
  border: 2px solid #4b0d8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b0d8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 13 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 83% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b0d8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b0d8a, #8a0d8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b0d8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 13 138 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 1.82 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.41 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.57 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.62 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.80 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.04 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.36 #b4f275 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Indigo
#4b0d8a  rgb(75, 13, 138)  hsl(270, 83%, 30%)  Indigo
#4c8a0d  rgb(76, 138, 13)  hsl(90, 83%, 30%)  Avocado
#8a4b0d  rgb(138, 75, 13)  hsl(30, 83%, 30%)  Saddle Brown
#0d8a4b  rgb(13, 138, 75)  hsl(150, 83%, 30%)  Sea Green