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#4E0488

#4e0488 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e0488 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 1.57% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.65% cyan, 97.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black. Its hue angle is 273.64°, with 94.29% saturation and 27.45% 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 12.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 1.09.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0348

Complementary

  1. #4e0488
  2. #3e8804

Split complementary

  1. #4e0488
  2. #808804
  3. #04880c

Analogous

  1. #0c0488
  2. #4e0488
  3. #880480

Triadic

  1. #4e0488
  2. #884e04
  3. #04884e

Tetradic

  1. #4e0488
  2. #88043e
  3. #3e8804
  4. #04884e

Square

  1. #4e0488
  2. #880c04
  3. #3e8804
  4. #048088

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0114
  2. #23023e
  3. #4e0488
  4. #7906d2
  5. #9f2cf9

Shades

#4e0488 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e0488
  2. #46047a
  3. #3e036d
  4. #37035f
  5. #2f0252
  6. #270244
  7. #1f0236
  8. #170129
  9. #10011b
  10. #08000e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e0488 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e0488
  2. #601d94
  3. #7136a0
  4. #834fac
  5. #9568b8
  6. #a782c4
  7. #b89bcf
  8. #cab4db
  9. #dccde7
  10. #ede6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e0488 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e0488
  2. #531087
  3. #581d86
  4. #5d2986
  5. #623685
  6. #674284
  7. #6c4e83
  8. #715b82
  9. #766782
  10. #7b7481
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #402861 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00348b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003486 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #40324e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #16288a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #202887 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #46266a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e0488 {
  color: #4e0488;
}
Background
.bg-4e0488 {
  background-color: #4e0488;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e0488 {
  border: 2px solid #4e0488;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e0488;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 4 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 94% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e0488 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e0488, #880480);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e0488 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 4 136 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 1.09 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.92 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.96 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.23 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.36 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.54 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.78 #b1fb77 Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e0488  rgb(78, 4, 136)  hsl(274, 94%, 27%)  Indigo
#3e8804  rgb(62, 136, 4)  hsl(94, 94%, 27%)  India Green
#884e04  rgb(136, 78, 4)  hsl(34, 94%, 27%)  Russet
#04884e  rgb(4, 136, 78)  hsl(154, 94%, 27%)  Sea Green