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#4E109E

#4e109e ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e109e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.63% cyan, 89.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 266.2°, with 81.61% saturation and 34.12% 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 11.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 4.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0446

Complementary

  1. #4e109e
  2. #609e10

Split complementary

  1. #4e109e
  2. #9e9510
  3. #199e10

Analogous

  1. #10199e
  2. #4e109e
  3. #95109e

Triadic

  1. #4e109e
  2. #9e4e10
  3. #109e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e109e
  2. #9e1060
  3. #609e10
  4. #109e4e

Square

  1. #4e109e
  2. #9e1019
  3. #609e10
  4. #109e95

Monochromatic

  1. #090213
  2. #2c0959
  3. #4e109e
  4. #7017e3
  5. #9a59ee

Shades

#4e109e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e109e
  2. #460e8e
  3. #3e0d7e
  4. #370b6f
  5. #2f0a5f
  6. #27084f
  7. #1f063f
  8. #17052f
  9. #100320
  10. #080210
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e109e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e109e
  2. #6028a8
  3. #7140b1
  4. #8358bb
  5. #9570c5
  6. #a788cf
  7. #b89fd8
  8. #cab7e2
  9. #dccfec
  10. #ede7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e109e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e109e
  2. #531b9b
  3. #582698
  4. #5d3295
  5. #623d92
  6. #67488f
  7. #6c538c
  8. #715e89
  9. #766a86
  10. #7b7583
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #442f70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003da2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00399c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #343f5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0030a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0a2d9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #40327c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e109e {
  color: #4e109e;
}
Background
.bg-4e109e {
  background-color: #4e109e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e109e {
  border: 2px solid #4e109e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e109e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 16 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 82% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e109e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e109e, #95109e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e109e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 16 158 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 4.61 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.43 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.58 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.39 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.62 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.10 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.14 #b1ef61 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e109e  rgb(78, 16, 158)  hsl(266, 82%, 34%)  Indigo
#609e10  rgb(96, 158, 16)  hsl(86, 82%, 34%)  Olive Drab
#9e4e10  rgb(158, 78, 16)  hsl(26, 82%, 34%)  Saddle Brown
#109e4e  rgb(16, 158, 78)  hsl(146, 82%, 34%)  Shamrock Green