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#4E00A6

#4e00a6 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e00a6 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 0% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.01% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 268.19°, with 100% saturation and 32.55% 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 11.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0437

Complementary

  1. #4e00a6
  2. #58a600

Split complementary

  1. #4e00a6
  2. #a6a100
  3. #05a600

Analogous

  1. #0005a6
  2. #4e00a6
  3. #a100a6

Triadic

  1. #4e00a6
  2. #a64e00
  3. #00a64e

Tetradic

  1. #4e00a6
  2. #a60058
  3. #58a600
  4. #00a64e

Square

  1. #4e00a6
  2. #a60005
  3. #58a600
  4. #00a6a1

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0014
  2. #2a005a
  3. #4e00a6
  4. #7200f3
  5. #9a40ff

Shades

#4e00a6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e00a6
  2. #460095
  3. #3e0085
  4. #370074
  5. #2f0064
  6. #270053
  7. #1f0042
  8. #170032
  9. #100021
  10. #080011
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e00a6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e00a6
  2. #601aaf
  3. #7133b8
  4. #834dc1
  5. #9566ca
  6. #a780d3
  7. #b899db
  8. #cab3e4
  9. #dccced
  10. #ede6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e00a6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e00a6
  2. #530da2
  3. #581a9e
  4. #5d269b
  5. #623397
  6. #674093
  7. #6c4d8f
  8. #715a8b
  9. #766688
  10. #7b7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #432d75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003daa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e3f60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002fa8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002aa4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d3182 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e00a6 {
  color: #4e00a6;
}
Background
.bg-4e00a6 {
  background-color: #4e00a6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e00a6 {
  border: 2px solid #4e00a6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e00a6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 0 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e00a6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e00a6, #a100a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e00a6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 0 166 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.30 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.41 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.47 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.29 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.10 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.36 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.72 #b1ff59 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e00a6  rgb(78, 0, 166)  hsl(268, 100%, 33%)  Indigo
#58a600  rgb(88, 166, 0)  hsl(88, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green
#a64e00  rgb(166, 78, 0)  hsl(28, 100%, 33%)  Saddle Brown
#00a64e  rgb(0, 166, 78)  hsl(148, 100%, 33%)  Shamrock Green