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#4E08A0

#4e08a0 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e08a0 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 3.14% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.25% cyan, 95% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 267.63°, with 90.48% saturation and 32.94% 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 11.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 4.62.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0433

Complementary

  1. #4e08a0
  2. #5aa008

Split complementary

  1. #4e08a0
  2. #a09a08
  3. #0ea008

Analogous

  1. #080ea0
  2. #4e08a0
  3. #9a08a0

Triadic

  1. #4e08a0
  2. #a04e08
  3. #08a04e

Tetradic

  1. #4e08a0
  2. #a0085a
  3. #5aa008
  4. #08a04e

Square

  1. #4e08a0
  2. #a0080e
  3. #5aa008
  4. #08a09a

Monochromatic

  1. #090113
  2. #2a0457
  3. #4e08a0
  4. #720ce9
  5. #9a4bf6

Shades

#4e08a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e08a0
  2. #460790
  3. #3e0680
  4. #370670
  5. #2f0560
  6. #270450
  7. #1f0340
  8. #170230
  9. #100220
  10. #080110
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e08a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e08a0
  2. #6021aa
  3. #7139b3
  4. #8352bd
  5. #956bc6
  6. #a784d0
  7. #b89cd9
  8. #cab5e3
  9. #dcceec
  10. #ede6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e08a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e08a0
  2. #53149d
  3. #58209a
  4. #5d2c96
  5. #623893
  6. #674490
  7. #6c508d
  8. #715c8a
  9. #766886
  10. #7b7483
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #432e71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ca4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00389e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #333e5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002fa2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #012c9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f307d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e08a0 {
  color: #4e08a0;
}
Background
.bg-4e08a0 {
  background-color: #4e08a0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e08a0 {
  border: 2px solid #4e08a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e08a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 8 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 90% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e08a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e08a0, #9a08a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e08a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 8 160 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 4.62 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.53 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.63 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.12 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.99 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.12 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.18 #b1f75f Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e08a0  rgb(78, 8, 160)  hsl(268, 90%, 33%)  Indigo
#5aa008  rgb(90, 160, 8)  hsl(88, 90%, 33%)  Olive Drab
#a04e08  rgb(160, 78, 8)  hsl(28, 90%, 33%)  Saddle Brown
#08a04e  rgb(8, 160, 78)  hsl(148, 90%, 33%)  Shamrock Green