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#4E128E

#4e128e ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e128e is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 7.06% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.07% cyan, 87.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 269.03°, with 77.5% saturation and 31.37% 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 11.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 2.67.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0401

Complementary

  1. #4e128e
  2. #528e12

Split complementary

  1. #4e128e
  2. #8e8c12
  3. #148e12

Analogous

  1. #12148e
  2. #4e128e
  3. #8c128e

Triadic

  1. #4e128e
  2. #8e4e12
  3. #128e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e128e
  2. #8e1252
  3. #528e12
  4. #128e4e

Square

  1. #4e128e
  2. #8e1214
  3. #528e12
  4. #128e8c

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0212
  2. #29094a
  3. #4e128e
  4. #731bd2
  5. #9a50e9

Shades

#4e128e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e128e
  2. #461080
  3. #3e0e72
  4. #370d63
  5. #2f0b55
  6. #270947
  7. #1f0739
  8. #17052b
  9. #10041c
  10. #08020e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e128e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e128e
  2. #602a99
  3. #7141a5
  4. #8359b0
  5. #9571bb
  6. #a789c7
  7. #b8a0d2
  8. #cab8dd
  9. #dcd0e8
  10. #ede7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e128e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e128e
  2. #531d8d
  3. #58288b
  4. #5d338a
  5. #623e88
  6. #674987
  7. #6c5486
  8. #715f84
  9. #766a83
  10. #7b7581
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #422d66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003991 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00378c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3d3853 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #162d90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1f2c8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #442d6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e128e {
  color: #4e128e;
}
Background
.bg-4e128e {
  background-color: #4e128e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e128e {
  border: 2px solid #4e128e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e128e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 18 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 78% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e128e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e128e, #8c128e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e128e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 18 142 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 2.67 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.04 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.50 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.79 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.06 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.14 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.20 #b1ed71 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e128e  rgb(78, 18, 142)  hsl(269, 78%, 31%)  Indigo
#528e12  rgb(82, 142, 18)  hsl(89, 78%, 31%)  Olive Drab
#8e4e12  rgb(142, 78, 18)  hsl(29, 78%, 31%)  Saddle Brown
#128e4e  rgb(18, 142, 78)  hsl(149, 78%, 31%)  Sea Green