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#4E189A

#4e189a ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e189a is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 9.41% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.35% cyan, 84.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 264.92°, with 73.03% saturation and 34.9% 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 10.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 4.63.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0461

Complementary

  1. #4e189a
  2. #649a18

Split complementary

  1. #4e189a
  2. #9a8f18
  3. #239a18

Analogous

  1. #18239a
  2. #4e189a
  3. #8f189a

Triadic

  1. #4e189a
  2. #9a4e18
  3. #189a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e189a
  2. #9a1864
  3. #649a18
  4. #189a4e

Square

  1. #4e189a
  2. #9a1823
  3. #649a18
  4. #189a8f

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0316
  2. #2c0e58
  3. #4e189a
  4. #7022dc
  5. #9a64e7

Shades

#4e189a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e189a
  2. #46168b
  3. #3e137b
  4. #37116c
  5. #2f0e5c
  6. #270c4d
  7. #1f0a3e
  8. #17072e
  9. #10051f
  10. #08020f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e189a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e189a
  2. #602fa4
  3. #7146ae
  4. #835db8
  5. #9574c2
  6. #a78ccd
  7. #b8a3d7
  8. #cabae1
  9. #dcd1eb
  10. #ede8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e189a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e189a
  2. #532297
  3. #582d95
  4. #5d3792
  5. #624290
  6. #674c8d
  7. #6c568a
  8. #716188
  9. #766b85
  10. #7b7683
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #44316e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003e9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003a98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #363f5b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0b329c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #163099 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #413479 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e189a {
  color: #4e189a;
}
Background
.bg-4e189a {
  background-color: #4e189a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e189a {
  border: 2px solid #4e189a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e189a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 24 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 73% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e189a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e189a, #8f189a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e189a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 24 154 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 4.63 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.14 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.84 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.85 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.46 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.02 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.17 #b1e765 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e189a  rgb(78, 24, 154)  hsl(265, 73%, 35%)  Indigo
#649a18  rgb(100, 154, 24)  hsl(85, 73%, 35%)  Olive Drab
#9a4e18  rgb(154, 78, 24)  hsl(25, 73%, 35%)  Saddle Brown
#189a4e  rgb(24, 154, 78)  hsl(145, 73%, 35%)  Shamrock Green