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#4E157B

#4e157b ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e157b 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 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.59% cyan, 82.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.76% black. Its hue angle is 273.53°, with 70.83% saturation and 28.24% 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 12.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 2.8.

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Web safe#660066
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Relative luminance0.0359

Complementary

  1. #4e157b
  2. #427b15

Split complementary

  1. #4e157b
  2. #757b15
  3. #157b1b

Analogous

  1. #1b157b
  2. #4e157b
  3. #7b1575

Triadic

  1. #4e157b
  2. #7b4e15
  3. #157b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e157b
  2. #7b1542
  3. #427b15
  4. #157b4e

Square

  1. #4e157b
  2. #7b1b15
  3. #427b15
  4. #15757b

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0311
  2. #250a3a
  3. #4e157b
  4. #7720bc
  5. #9d49e0

Shades

#4e157b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e157b
  2. #46136f
  3. #3e1162
  4. #370f56
  5. #2f0d4a
  6. #270b3e
  7. #1f0831
  8. #170625
  9. #100419
  10. #08020c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e157b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e157b
  2. #602c88
  3. #714495
  4. #835ba3
  5. #9573b0
  6. #a78abd
  7. #b8a1ca
  8. #cab9d7
  9. #dcd0e5
  10. #ede8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e157b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e157b
  2. #53207c
  3. #582a7c
  4. #5d357d
  5. #62407d
  6. #674b7e
  7. #6c557e
  8. #71607f
  9. #766b7f
  10. #7b7580
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #402b59 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00347e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003579 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #453149 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #242a7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b2b7a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #492861 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e157b {
  color: #4e157b;
}
Background
.bg-4e157b {
  background-color: #4e157b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e157b {
  border: 2px solid #4e157b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e157b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 21 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 71% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e157b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e157b, #7b1575);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e157b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 21 123 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 2.80 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.00 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.09 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.14 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 8.77 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.86 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 9.31 #b1ea84 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e157b  rgb(78, 21, 123)  hsl(274, 71%, 28%)  Indigo
#427b15  rgb(66, 123, 21)  hsl(94, 71%, 28%)  Sap Green
#7b4e15  rgb(123, 78, 21)  hsl(34, 71%, 28%)  Sepia
#157b4e  rgb(21, 123, 78)  hsl(154, 71%, 28%)  Cadmium Green