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#4E189E

#4e189e ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e189e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.63% cyan, 84.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 264.18°, with 73.63% saturation and 35.69% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.12.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0474

Complementary

  1. #4e189e
  2. #689e18

Split complementary

  1. #4e189e
  2. #9e9118
  3. #259e18

Analogous

  1. #18259e
  2. #4e189e
  3. #91189e

Triadic

  1. #4e189e
  2. #9e4e18
  3. #189e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e189e
  2. #9e1868
  3. #689e18
  4. #189e4e

Square

  1. #4e189e
  2. #9e1825
  3. #689e18
  4. #189e91

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0419
  2. #2d0e5c
  3. #4e189e
  4. #6f25de
  5. #9b67e8

Shades

#4e189e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e189e
  2. #46168e
  3. #3e137e
  4. #37116f
  5. #2f0e5f
  6. #270c4f
  7. #1f0a3f
  8. #17072f
  9. #100520
  10. #080210
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e189e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e189e
  2. #602fa8
  3. #7146b1
  4. #835dbb
  5. #9574c5
  6. #a78ccf
  7. #b8a3d8
  8. #cabae2
  9. #dcd1ec
  10. #ede8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e189e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e189e
  2. #53229b
  3. #582d98
  4. #5d3795
  5. #624292
  6. #674c8f
  7. #6c568c
  8. #716189
  9. #766b86
  10. #7b7683
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453271 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003fa2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003b9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #34415d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0433a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #10309d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #40357c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e189e {
  color: #4e189e;
}
Background
.bg-4e189e {
  background-color: #4e189e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e189e {
  border: 2px solid #4e189e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e189e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 24 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 74% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e189e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e189e, #91189e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e189e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 24 158 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.12 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.56 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.64 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.91 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.49 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.55 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.22 #b1e761 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e189e  rgb(78, 24, 158)  hsl(264, 74%, 36%)  Indigo
#689e18  rgb(104, 158, 24)  hsl(84, 74%, 36%)  Olive Drab
#9e4e18  rgb(158, 78, 24)  hsl(24, 74%, 36%)  Sienna
#189e4e  rgb(24, 158, 78)  hsl(144, 74%, 36%)  Shamrock Green