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#4D0AA9

#4d0aa9 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4d0aa9 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 3.92% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.44% cyan, 94.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 265.28°, with 88.83% 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 10.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.92.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0466

Complementary

  1. #4d0aa9
  2. #66a90a

Split complementary

  1. #4d0aa9
  2. #a99d0a
  3. #17a90a

Analogous

  1. #0a17a9
  2. #4d0aa9
  3. #9d0aa9

Triadic

  1. #4d0aa9
  2. #a94d0a
  3. #0aa94d

Tetradic

  1. #4d0aa9
  2. #a90a66
  3. #66a90a
  4. #0aa94d

Square

  1. #4d0aa9
  2. #a90a17
  3. #66a90a
  4. #0aa99d

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0119
  2. #2c0661
  3. #4d0aa9
  4. #6e0ff1
  5. #9a57f5

Shades

#4d0aa9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d0aa9
  2. #450998
  3. #3e0887
  4. #360776
  5. #2e0665
  6. #270555
  7. #1f0444
  8. #170333
  9. #0f0222
  10. #080111
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d0aa9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d0aa9
  2. #5f23b2
  3. #713bba
  4. #8254c3
  5. #946ccb
  6. #a685d4
  7. #b89ddd
  8. #cab6e5
  9. #dbceee
  10. #ede7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d0aa9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d0aa9
  2. #5216a5
  3. #5722a1
  4. #5c2d9d
  5. #613999
  6. #674595
  7. #6c5190
  8. #715d8c
  9. #766888
  10. #7b7484
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #443078 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003fad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003aa6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #294362 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0032ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002da7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a3484 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d0aa9 {
  color: #4d0aa9;
}
Background
.bg-4d0aa9 {
  background-color: #4d0aa9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4d0aa9 {
  border: 2px solid #4d0aa9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d0aa9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 10 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 89% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d0aa9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d0aa9, #9d0aa9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d0aa9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 10 169 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.92 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.08 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.14 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.55 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.32 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.37 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.43 #b2f556 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Indigo
#4d0aa9  rgb(77, 10, 169)  hsl(265, 89%, 35%)  Indigo
#66a90a  rgb(102, 169, 10)  hsl(85, 89%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#a94d0a  rgb(169, 77, 10)  hsl(25, 89%, 35%)  Sienna
#0aa94d  rgb(10, 169, 77)  hsl(145, 89%, 35%)  Jade