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#4E199D

#4e199d ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e199d 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 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.32% cyan, 84.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 264.09°, with 72.53% 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 10.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.08.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0475

Complementary

  1. #4e199d
  2. #689d19

Split complementary

  1. #4e199d
  2. #9d9019
  3. #269d19

Analogous

  1. #19269d
  2. #4e199d
  3. #90199d

Triadic

  1. #4e199d
  2. #9d4e19
  3. #199d4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e199d
  2. #9d1968
  3. #689d19
  4. #199d4e

Square

  1. #4e199d
  2. #9d1926
  3. #689d19
  4. #199d90

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0419
  2. #2d0e5b
  3. #4e199d
  4. #6f26dc
  5. #9b68e7

Shades

#4e199d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e199d
  2. #46178d
  3. #3e147e
  4. #37126e
  5. #2f0f5e
  6. #270d4f
  7. #1f0a3f
  8. #17082f
  9. #10051f
  10. #080310
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e199d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e199d
  2. #6030a7
  3. #7147b1
  4. #835eba
  5. #9575c4
  6. #a78cce
  7. #b8a3d8
  8. #cabae2
  9. #dcd1eb
  10. #ede8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e199d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e199d
  2. #53239a
  3. #582e97
  4. #5d3894
  5. #624291
  6. #674d8f
  7. #6c578c
  8. #716189
  9. #766b86
  10. #7b7683
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453270 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003fa0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003b9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #34415d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #07349f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #12319c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #40357c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e199d {
  color: #4e199d;
}
Background
.bg-4e199d {
  background-color: #4e199d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e199d {
  border: 2px solid #4e199d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e199d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 25 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 73% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e199d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e199d, #90199d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e199d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 25 157 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.08 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.48 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.70 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.79 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.38 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.69 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.19 #b1e662 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e199d  rgb(78, 25, 157)  hsl(264, 73%, 36%)  Indigo
#689d19  rgb(104, 157, 25)  hsl(84, 73%, 36%)  Olive Drab
#9d4e19  rgb(157, 78, 25)  hsl(24, 73%, 36%)  Sienna
#199d4e  rgb(25, 157, 78)  hsl(144, 73%, 36%)  Shamrock Green