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#4E109A

#4e109a ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e109a is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 6.27% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.35% cyan, 89.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 266.96°, with 81.18% saturation and 33.33% 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 11.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 4.07.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0432

Complementary

  1. #4e109a
  2. #5c9a10

Split complementary

  1. #4e109a
  2. #9a9310
  3. #179a10

Analogous

  1. #10179a
  2. #4e109a
  3. #93109a

Triadic

  1. #4e109a
  2. #9a4e10
  3. #109a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e109a
  2. #9a105c
  3. #5c9a10
  4. #109a4e

Square

  1. #4e109a
  2. #9a1017
  3. #5c9a10
  4. #109a93

Monochromatic

  1. #090212
  2. #2b0955
  3. #4e109a
  4. #7117df
  5. #9a56ed

Shades

#4e109a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e109a
  2. #460e8b
  3. #3e0d7b
  4. #370b6c
  5. #2f0a5c
  6. #27084d
  7. #1f063e
  8. #17052e
  9. #10031f
  10. #08020f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e109a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e109a
  2. #6028a4
  3. #7140ae
  4. #8358b8
  5. #9570c2
  6. #a788cd
  7. #b89fd7
  8. #cab7e1
  9. #dccfeb
  10. #ede7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e109a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e109a
  2. #531b97
  3. #582695
  4. #5d3292
  5. #623d90
  6. #67488d
  7. #6c538a
  8. #715e88
  9. #766a85
  10. #7b7583
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #432f6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003c9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003898 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #363d5a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #032f9c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #112d99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #413079 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e109a {
  color: #4e109a;
}
Background
.bg-4e109a {
  background-color: #4e109a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e109a {
  border: 2px solid #4e109a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e109a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 16 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 81% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e109a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e109a, #93109a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e109a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 16 154 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 4.07 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.02 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.80 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.59 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.87 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.00 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.04 #b1ef65 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e109a  rgb(78, 16, 154)  hsl(267, 81%, 33%)  Indigo
#5c9a10  rgb(92, 154, 16)  hsl(87, 81%, 33%)  Olive Drab
#9a4e10  rgb(154, 78, 16)  hsl(27, 81%, 33%)  Saddle Brown
#109a4e  rgb(16, 154, 78)  hsl(147, 81%, 33%)  Shamrock Green