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#4E178A

#4e178a ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e178a is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 9.02% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.48% cyan, 83.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 268.7°, with 71.43% saturation and 31.57% 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 11.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 2.88.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0407

Complementary

  1. #4e178a
  2. #538a17

Split complementary

  1. #4e178a
  2. #8a8817
  3. #198a17

Analogous

  1. #17198a
  2. #4e178a
  3. #88178a

Triadic

  1. #4e178a
  2. #8a4e17
  3. #178a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e178a
  2. #8a1753
  3. #538a17
  4. #178a4e

Square

  1. #4e178a
  2. #8a1719
  3. #538a17
  4. #178a88

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0311
  2. #290c48
  3. #4e178a
  4. #7322cc
  5. #9a57e3

Shades

#4e178a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e178a
  2. #46157c
  3. #3e126e
  4. #371061
  5. #2f0e53
  6. #270c45
  7. #1f0937
  8. #170729
  9. #10051c
  10. #08020e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e178a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e178a
  2. #602e96
  3. #7145a1
  4. #835dad
  5. #9574b9
  6. #a78bc5
  7. #b8a2d0
  8. #cab9dc
  9. #dcd1e8
  10. #ede8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e178a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e178a
  2. #532289
  3. #582c88
  4. #5d3787
  5. #624186
  6. #674c85
  7. #6c5684
  8. #716183
  9. #766b82
  10. #7b7681
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #422e63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00398d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003888 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3f3852 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1c2e8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #232e89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #452e6d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e178a {
  color: #4e178a;
}
Background
.bg-4e178a {
  background-color: #4e178a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e178a {
  border: 2px solid #4e178a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e178a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 23 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 71% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e178a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e178a, #88178a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e178a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 23 138 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 2.88 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.91 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.08 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.82 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.26 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.29 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.54 #b1e875 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e178a  rgb(78, 23, 138)  hsl(269, 71%, 32%)  Indigo
#538a17  rgb(83, 138, 23)  hsl(89, 71%, 32%)  Avocado
#8a4e17  rgb(138, 78, 23)  hsl(29, 71%, 32%)  Saddle Brown
#178a4e  rgb(23, 138, 78)  hsl(149, 71%, 32%)  Sea Green