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#4E0874

#4e0874 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e0874 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 3.14% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.76% cyan, 93.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.51% black. Its hue angle is 278.89°, with 87.1% saturation and 24.31% 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 13.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 2.81.

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Web safe#660066
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Relative luminance0.0305

Complementary

  1. #4e0874
  2. #2e7408

Split complementary

  1. #4e0874
  2. #647408
  3. #087418

Analogous

  1. #180874
  2. #4e0874
  3. #740864

Triadic

  1. #4e0874
  2. #744e08
  3. #08744e

Tetradic

  1. #4e0874
  2. #74082e
  3. #2e7408
  4. #08744e

Square

  1. #4e0874
  2. #741808
  3. #2e7408
  4. #086474

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0113
  2. #1e032c
  3. #4e0874
  4. #7e0dbc
  5. #a925f0

Shades

#4e0874 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e0874
  2. #460768
  3. #3e065d
  4. #370651
  5. #2f0546
  6. #27043a
  7. #1f032e
  8. #170223
  9. #100217
  10. #08010c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e0874 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e0874
  2. #602182
  3. #713990
  4. #83529e
  5. #956bac
  6. #a784ba
  7. #b89cc7
  8. #cab5d5
  9. #dccee3
  10. #ede6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e0874 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e0874
  2. #531475
  3. #582076
  4. #5d2c78
  5. #623879
  6. #67447a
  7. #6c507b
  8. #715c7c
  9. #76687e
  10. #7b747f
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e2654 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002f77 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003172 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #482942 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #242476 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b2673 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a205a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e0874 {
  color: #4e0874;
}
Background
.bg-4e0874 {
  background-color: #4e0874;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e0874 {
  border: 2px solid #4e0874;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e0874;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 8 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 87% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e0874 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e0874, #740864);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e0874 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 8 116 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 2.81 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.60 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 9.09 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 9.46 #000080 Navy ΔE 9.66 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.68 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.74 #b1f78b Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e0874  rgb(78, 8, 116)  hsl(279, 87%, 24%)  Indigo
#2e7408  rgb(46, 116, 8)  hsl(99, 87%, 24%)  Green
#744e08  rgb(116, 78, 8)  hsl(39, 87%, 24%)  Field Drab
#08744e  rgb(8, 116, 78)  hsl(159, 87%, 24%)  Cadmium Green