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#4E1990

#4e1990 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e1990 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 9.8% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.83% cyan, 82.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 266.72°, with 70.41% saturation and 33.14% 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 11.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 3.63.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0433

Complementary

  1. #4e1990
  2. #5b9019

Split complementary

  1. #4e1990
  2. #908a19
  3. #209019

Analogous

  1. #192090
  2. #4e1990
  3. #8a1990

Triadic

  1. #4e1990
  2. #904e19
  3. #19904e

Tetradic

  1. #4e1990
  2. #90195b
  3. #5b9019
  4. #19904e

Square

  1. #4e1990
  2. #901920
  3. #5b9019
  4. #19908a

Monochromatic

  1. #090311
  2. #2b0e4f
  3. #4e1990
  4. #7124d1
  5. #9a5fe3

Shades

#4e1990 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e1990
  2. #461782
  3. #3e1473
  4. #371265
  5. #2f0f56
  6. #270d48
  7. #1f0a3a
  8. #17082b
  9. #10051d
  10. #08030e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e1990 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e1990
  2. #60309b
  3. #7147a6
  4. #835eb1
  5. #9575bc
  6. #a78cc8
  7. #b8a3d3
  8. #cabade
  9. #dcd1e9
  10. #ede8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e1990 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e1990
  2. #53238e
  3. #582e8d
  4. #5d388b
  5. #62428a
  6. #674d88
  7. #6c5786
  8. #716185
  9. #766b83
  10. #7b7682
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #433068 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003b93 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00398e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3c3b55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #183192 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #202f8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #443171 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e1990 {
  color: #4e1990;
}
Background
.bg-4e1990 {
  background-color: #4e1990;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e1990 {
  border: 2px solid #4e1990;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e1990;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 25 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 70% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e1990 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e1990, #8a1990);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e1990 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 25 144 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 3.63 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.30 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.72 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.43 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.66 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.18 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.50 #b1e66f Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e1990  rgb(78, 25, 144)  hsl(267, 70%, 33%)  Indigo
#5b9019  rgb(91, 144, 25)  hsl(87, 70%, 33%)  Olive Drab
#904e19  rgb(144, 78, 25)  hsl(27, 70%, 33%)  Saddle Brown
#19904e  rgb(25, 144, 78)  hsl(147, 70%, 33%)  Sea Green