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#4E1997

#4e1997 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e1997 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 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.34% cyan, 83.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 265.24°, with 71.59% saturation and 34.51% 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 11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 4.37.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0455

Complementary

  1. #4e1997
  2. #629719

Split complementary

  1. #4e1997
  2. #978d19
  3. #239719

Analogous

  1. #192397
  2. #4e1997
  3. #8d1997

Triadic

  1. #4e1997
  2. #974e19
  3. #19974e

Tetradic

  1. #4e1997
  2. #971962
  3. #629719
  4. #19974e

Square

  1. #4e1997
  2. #971923
  3. #629719
  4. #19978d

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0314
  2. #2c0e55
  3. #4e1997
  4. #7024d9
  5. #9a64e5

Shades

#4e1997 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e1997
  2. #461788
  3. #3e1479
  4. #37126a
  5. #2f0f5b
  6. #270d4c
  7. #1f0a3c
  8. #17082d
  9. #10051e
  10. #08030f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e1997 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e1997
  2. #6030a1
  3. #7147ac
  4. #835eb6
  5. #9575c1
  6. #a78ccb
  7. #b8a3d5
  8. #cabae0
  9. #dcd1ea
  10. #ede8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e1997 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e1997
  2. #532395
  3. #582e92
  4. #5d3890
  5. #62428e
  6. #674d8c
  7. #6c5789
  8. #716187
  9. #766b85
  10. #7b7682
  11. #808080

Readable text 11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #44316c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003d9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003a95 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #383e5a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #113299 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #193096 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #423377 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e1997 {
  color: #4e1997;
}
Background
.bg-4e1997 {
  background-color: #4e1997;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e1997 {
  border: 2px solid #4e1997;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e1997;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 25 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 72% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e1997 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e1997, #8d1997);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e1997 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 25 151 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 4.37 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.88 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.70 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.07 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.36 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.15 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.30 #b1e668 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e1997  rgb(78, 25, 151)  hsl(265, 72%, 35%)  Indigo
#629719  rgb(98, 151, 25)  hsl(85, 72%, 35%)  Olive Drab
#974e19  rgb(151, 78, 25)  hsl(25, 72%, 35%)  Saddle Brown
#19974e  rgb(25, 151, 78)  hsl(145, 72%, 35%)  Shamrock Green