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#4E199B

#4e199b ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e199b 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 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.68% cyan, 83.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 264.46°, with 72.22% saturation and 35.29% 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 10.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 4.84.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0468

Complementary

  1. #4e199b
  2. #669b19

Split complementary

  1. #4e199b
  2. #9b8f19
  3. #259b19

Analogous

  1. #19259b
  2. #4e199b
  3. #8f199b

Triadic

  1. #4e199b
  2. #9b4e19
  3. #199b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e199b
  2. #9b1966
  3. #669b19
  4. #199b4e

Square

  1. #4e199b
  2. #9b1925
  3. #669b19
  4. #199b8f

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0417
  2. #2d0e59
  3. #4e199b
  4. #6f25dc
  5. #9b67e6

Shades

#4e199b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e199b
  2. #46178c
  3. #3e147c
  4. #37126d
  5. #2f0f5d
  6. #270d4e
  7. #1f0a3e
  8. #17082f
  9. #10051f
  10. #080310
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e199b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e199b
  2. #6030a5
  3. #7147af
  4. #835eb9
  5. #9575c3
  6. #a78ccd
  7. #b8a3d7
  8. #cabae1
  9. #dcd1eb
  10. #ede8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e199b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e199b
  2. #532398
  3. #582e96
  4. #5d3893
  5. #624290
  6. #674d8e
  7. #6c578b
  8. #716188
  9. #766b85
  10. #7b7683
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #44326f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003e9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003b99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #36405c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0b339d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #15309a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #41347a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e199b {
  color: #4e199b;
}
Background
.bg-4e199b {
  background-color: #4e199b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e199b {
  border: 2px solid #4e199b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e199b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 25 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 72% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e199b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e199b, #8f199b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e199b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 25 155 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 4.84 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.27 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.75 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.81 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.36 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.93 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.21 #b1e664 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e199b  rgb(78, 25, 155)  hsl(264, 72%, 35%)  Indigo
#669b19  rgb(102, 155, 25)  hsl(84, 72%, 35%)  Olive Drab
#9b4e19  rgb(155, 78, 25)  hsl(24, 72%, 35%)  Saddle Brown
#199b4e  rgb(25, 155, 78)  hsl(144, 72%, 35%)  Shamrock Green