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#4E027E

#4e027e ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e027e is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 0.78% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.1% cyan, 98.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 276.77°, with 96.88% saturation and 25.1% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 1.01.

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Web safe#660066
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Relative luminance0.0317

Complementary

  1. #4e027e
  2. #327e02

Split complementary

  1. #4e027e
  2. #707e02
  3. #027e10

Analogous

  1. #10027e
  2. #4e027e
  3. #7e0270

Triadic

  1. #4e027e
  2. #7e4e02
  3. #027e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e027e
  2. #7e0232
  3. #327e02
  4. #027e4e

Square

  1. #4e027e
  2. #7e1002
  3. #327e02
  4. #02707e

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0014
  2. #1f0133
  3. #4e027e
  4. #7d03c9
  5. #a61efb

Shades

#4e027e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e027e
  2. #460271
  3. #3e0265
  4. #370158
  5. #2f014c
  6. #27013f
  7. #1f0132
  8. #170126
  9. #100019
  10. #08000d
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e027e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e027e
  2. #601b8b
  3. #713598
  4. #834ea5
  5. #9567b2
  6. #a781bf
  7. #b89acb
  8. #cab3d8
  9. #dccce5
  10. #ede6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e027e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e027e
  2. #530f7e
  3. #581b7e
  4. #5d287f
  5. #62347f
  6. #67417f
  7. #6c4e7f
  8. #715a7f
  9. #766780
  10. #7b7380
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f265a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003081 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00327c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #442c48 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d2580 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #26267d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #482162 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e027e {
  color: #4e027e;
}
Background
.bg-4e027e {
  background-color: #4e027e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e027e {
  border: 2px solid #4e027e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e027e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 2 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 97% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e027e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e027e, #7e0270);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e027e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 2 126 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 1.01 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.03 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.60 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.72 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.92 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 9.27 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.43 #b1fd81 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e027e  rgb(78, 2, 126)  hsl(277, 97%, 25%)  Indigo
#327e02  rgb(50, 126, 2)  hsl(97, 97%, 25%)  Green
#7e4e02  rgb(126, 78, 2)  hsl(37, 97%, 25%)  Sepia
#027e4e  rgb(2, 126, 78)  hsl(157, 97%, 25%)  Sea Green