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#4E199A

#4e199a ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e199a is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 9.8% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.35% cyan, 83.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 264.65°, with 72.07% saturation and 35.1% 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 10.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 4.72.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0465

Complementary

  1. #4e199a
  2. #659a19

Split complementary

  1. #4e199a
  2. #9a8f19
  3. #259a19

Analogous

  1. #19259a
  2. #4e199a
  3. #8f199a

Triadic

  1. #4e199a
  2. #9a4e19
  3. #199a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e199a
  2. #9a1965
  3. #659a19
  4. #199a4e

Square

  1. #4e199a
  2. #9a1925
  3. #659a19
  4. #199a8f

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0416
  2. #2d0e58
  3. #4e199a
  4. #6f24db
  5. #9b66e6

Shades

#4e199a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e199a
  2. #46178b
  3. #3e147b
  4. #37126c
  5. #2f0f5c
  6. #270d4d
  7. #1f0a3e
  8. #17082e
  9. #10051f
  10. #08030f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e199a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e199a
  2. #6030a4
  3. #7147ae
  4. #835eb8
  5. #9575c2
  6. #a78ccd
  7. #b8a3d7
  8. #cabae1
  9. #dcd1eb
  10. #ede8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e199a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e199a
  2. #532397
  3. #582e95
  4. #5d3892
  5. #624290
  6. #674d8d
  7. #6c578a
  8. #716188
  9. #766b85
  10. #7b7683
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #44326e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003e9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003b98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #36405b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0d339c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #163099 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #413479 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e199a {
  color: #4e199a;
}
Background
.bg-4e199a {
  background-color: #4e199a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e199a {
  border: 2px solid #4e199a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e199a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 25 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 72% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e199a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e199a, #8f199a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e199a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 25 154 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 4.72 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.17 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.73 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.87 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.36 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.05 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.20 #b1e665 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e199a  rgb(78, 25, 154)  hsl(265, 72%, 35%)  Indigo
#659a19  rgb(101, 154, 25)  hsl(85, 72%, 35%)  Olive Drab
#9a4e19  rgb(154, 78, 25)  hsl(25, 72%, 35%)  Saddle Brown
#199a4e  rgb(25, 154, 78)  hsl(145, 72%, 35%)  Shamrock Green