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#4E166E

#4e166e ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e166e is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 8.63% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.09% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 278.18°, with 66.67% saturation and 25.88% 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 12.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 4.79.

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Web safe#660066
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Relative luminance0.0332

Complementary

  1. #4e166e
  2. #366e16

Split complementary

  1. #4e166e
  2. #626e16
  3. #166e22

Analogous

  1. #22166e
  2. #4e166e
  3. #6e1662

Triadic

  1. #4e166e
  2. #6e4e16
  3. #166e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e166e
  2. #6e1636
  3. #366e16
  4. #166e4e

Square

  1. #4e166e
  2. #6e2216
  3. #366e16
  4. #16626e

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0311
  2. #21092e
  3. #4e166e
  4. #7b23ae
  5. #a343da

Shades

#4e166e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e166e
  2. #461463
  3. #3e1258
  4. #370f4d
  5. #2f0d42
  6. #270b37
  7. #1f092c
  8. #170721
  9. #100416
  10. #08020b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e166e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e166e
  2. #602d7d
  3. #71458b
  4. #835c9a
  5. #9573a8
  6. #a78bb7
  7. #b8a2c5
  8. #cab9d4
  9. #dcd0e2
  10. #ede8f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e166e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e166e
  2. #532170
  3. #582b72
  4. #5d3673
  5. #624075
  6. #674b77
  7. #6c5679
  8. #71607b
  9. #766b7c
  10. #7b757e
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f2a51 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003170 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00346c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #492b41 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a286f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #302b6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b2457 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e166e {
  color: #4e166e;
}
Background
.bg-4e166e {
  background-color: #4e166e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e166e {
  border: 2px solid #4e166e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e166e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 22 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 67% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e166e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e166e, #6e1662);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e166e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 22 110 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 4.79 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.40 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.88 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.27 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.50 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 9.56 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 10.01 #b1e991 Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e166e  rgb(78, 22, 110)  hsl(278, 67%, 26%)  Indigo
#366e16  rgb(54, 110, 22)  hsl(98, 67%, 26%)  Pakistan Green
#6e4e16  rgb(110, 78, 22)  hsl(38, 67%, 26%)  Field Drab
#166e4e  rgb(22, 110, 78)  hsl(158, 67%, 26%)  Tropical Rain Forest