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#4E166F

#4e166f ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e166f 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 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.73% cyan, 80.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 277.75°, with 66.92% saturation and 26.08% 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 12.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 4.61.

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Web safe#660066
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Relative luminance0.0334

Complementary

  1. #4e166f
  2. #376f16

Split complementary

  1. #4e166f
  2. #646f16
  3. #166f21

Analogous

  1. #21166f
  2. #4e166f
  3. #6f1664

Triadic

  1. #4e166f
  2. #6f4e16
  3. #166f4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e166f
  2. #6f1637
  3. #376f16
  4. #166f4e

Square

  1. #4e166f
  2. #6f2116
  3. #376f16
  4. #16646f

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0311
  2. #21092f
  3. #4e166f
  4. #7b23af
  5. #a244da

Shades

#4e166f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e166f
  2. #461464
  3. #3e1259
  4. #370f4e
  5. #2f0d43
  6. #270b38
  7. #1f092c
  8. #170721
  9. #100416
  10. #08020b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e166f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e166f
  2. #602d7d
  3. #71458c
  4. #835c9a
  5. #9573a9
  6. #a78bb7
  7. #b8a2c5
  8. #cab9d4
  9. #dcd0e2
  10. #ede8f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e166f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e166f
  2. #532171
  3. #582b72
  4. #5d3674
  5. #624076
  6. #674b78
  7. #6c5679
  8. #71607b
  9. #766b7d
  10. #7b757e
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #402a52 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003171 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00346d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #492c42 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a2870 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #302b6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b2557 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e166f {
  color: #4e166f;
}
Background
.bg-4e166f {
  background-color: #4e166f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e166f {
  border: 2px solid #4e166f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e166f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 22 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 67% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e166f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e166f, #6f1664);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e166f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 22 111 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 4.61 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.26 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.87 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.15 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 9.46 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.51 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.90 #b1e990 Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e166f  rgb(78, 22, 111)  hsl(278, 67%, 26%)  Indigo
#376f16  rgb(55, 111, 22)  hsl(98, 67%, 26%)  Pakistan Green
#6f4e16  rgb(111, 78, 22)  hsl(38, 67%, 26%)  Field Drab
#166f4e  rgb(22, 111, 78)  hsl(158, 67%, 26%)  Cadmium Green