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#4E158B

#4e158b ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e158b 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 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.88% cyan, 84.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 268.98°, with 73.75% 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 11.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 2.7.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0402

Complementary

  1. #4e158b
  2. #528b15

Split complementary

  1. #4e158b
  2. #8b8915
  3. #178b15

Analogous

  1. #15178b
  2. #4e158b
  3. #89158b

Triadic

  1. #4e158b
  2. #8b4e15
  3. #158b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e158b
  2. #8b1552
  3. #528b15
  4. #158b4e

Square

  1. #4e158b
  2. #8b1517
  3. #528b15
  4. #158b89

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0312
  2. #290b49
  3. #4e158b
  4. #731fcd
  5. #9a54e5

Shades

#4e158b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e158b
  2. #46137d
  3. #3e116f
  4. #370f61
  5. #2f0d53
  6. #270b46
  7. #1f0838
  8. #17062a
  9. #10041c
  10. #08020e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e158b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e158b
  2. #602c97
  3. #7144a2
  4. #835bae
  5. #9573b9
  6. #a78ac5
  7. #b8a1d1
  8. #cab9dc
  9. #dcd0e8
  10. #ede8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e158b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e158b
  2. #53208a
  3. #582a89
  4. #5d3588
  5. #624087
  6. #674b86
  7. #6c5584
  8. #716083
  9. #766b82
  10. #7b7581
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #422e64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00398e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003789 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e3852 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1a2e8d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #222d8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #452d6d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e158b {
  color: #4e158b;
}
Background
.bg-4e158b {
  background-color: #4e158b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e158b {
  border: 2px solid #4e158b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e158b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 21 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 74% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e158b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e158b, #89158b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e158b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 21 139 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 2.70 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.91 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.27 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.99 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.12 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.20 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.38 #b1ea74 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e158b  rgb(78, 21, 139)  hsl(269, 74%, 31%)  Indigo
#528b15  rgb(82, 139, 21)  hsl(89, 74%, 31%)  Avocado
#8b4e15  rgb(139, 78, 21)  hsl(29, 74%, 31%)  Saddle Brown
#158b4e  rgb(21, 139, 78)  hsl(149, 74%, 31%)  Sea Green