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#4E156C

#4e156c ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e156c is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 8.24% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.78% cyan, 80.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black. Its hue angle is 279.31°, with 67.44% saturation and 25.29% 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 12.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.04.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660066
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Relative luminance0.0324

Complementary

  1. #4e156c
  2. #336c15

Split complementary

  1. #4e156c
  2. #5e6c15
  3. #156c22

Analogous

  1. #22156c
  2. #4e156c
  3. #6c155e

Triadic

  1. #4e156c
  2. #6c4e15
  3. #156c4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e156c
  2. #6c1533
  3. #336c15
  4. #156c4e

Square

  1. #4e156c
  2. #6c2215
  3. #336c15
  4. #155e6c

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0311
  2. #20092c
  3. #4e156c
  4. #7c21ac
  5. #a540da

Shades

#4e156c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e156c
  2. #461361
  3. #3e1156
  4. #370f4c
  5. #2f0d41
  6. #270b36
  7. #1f082b
  8. #170620
  9. #100416
  10. #08020b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e156c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e156c
  2. #602c7b
  3. #714489
  4. #835b98
  5. #9573a7
  6. #a78ab6
  7. #b8a1c4
  8. #cab9d3
  9. #dcd0e2
  10. #ede8f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e156c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e156c
  2. #53206e
  3. #582a70
  4. #5d3572
  5. #624074
  6. #674b76
  7. #6c5578
  8. #71607a
  9. #766b7c
  10. #7b757e
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f2950 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00306e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #01336a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a2a40 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b276d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #312a6b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c2355 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e156c {
  color: #4e156c;
}
Background
.bg-4e156c {
  background-color: #4e156c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e156c {
  border: 2px solid #4e156c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e156c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 21 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 67% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e156c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e156c, #6c155e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e156c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 21 108 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.04 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.67 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.01 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.48 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.59 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 9.77 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 10.33 #b1ea93 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e156c  rgb(78, 21, 108)  hsl(279, 67%, 25%)  Indigo
#336c15  rgb(51, 108, 21)  hsl(99, 67%, 25%)  Pakistan Green
#6c4e15  rgb(108, 78, 21)  hsl(39, 67%, 25%)  Field Drab
#156c4e  rgb(21, 108, 78)  hsl(159, 67%, 25%)  Tropical Rain Forest