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#4E1AA0

#4e1aa0 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e1aa0 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 10.2% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.25% cyan, 83.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 263.28°, with 72.04% saturation and 36.47% 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 10.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.54.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.049

Complementary

  1. #4e1aa0
  2. #6ca01a

Split complementary

  1. #4e1aa0
  2. #a0911a
  3. #29a01a

Analogous

  1. #1a29a0
  2. #4e1aa0
  3. #911aa0

Triadic

  1. #4e1aa0
  2. #a04e1a
  3. #1aa04e

Tetradic

  1. #4e1aa0
  2. #a01a6c
  3. #6ca01a
  4. #1aa04e

Square

  1. #4e1aa0
  2. #a01a29
  3. #6ca01a
  4. #1aa091

Monochromatic

  1. #0e051c
  2. #2e0f5e
  3. #4e1aa0
  4. #6f2adc
  5. #9c6ce7

Shades

#4e1aa0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e1aa0
  2. #461790
  3. #3e1580
  4. #371270
  5. #2f1060
  6. #270d50
  7. #1f0a40
  8. #170830
  9. #100520
  10. #080310
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e1aa0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e1aa0
  2. #6031aa
  3. #7148b3
  4. #835fbd
  5. #9576c6
  6. #a78dd0
  7. #b8a3d9
  8. #cabae3
  9. #dcd1ec
  10. #ede8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e1aa0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e1aa0
  2. #53249d
  3. #582e9a
  4. #5d3996
  5. #624393
  6. #674d90
  7. #6c578d
  8. #71618a
  9. #766c86
  10. #7b7683
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453373 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003c9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #32435f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0235a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0e319f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f367e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e1aa0 {
  color: #4e1aa0;
}
Background
.bg-4e1aa0 {
  background-color: #4e1aa0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e1aa0 {
  border: 2px solid #4e1aa0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e1aa0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 26 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 72% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e1aa0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e1aa0, #911aa0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e1aa0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 26 160 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.54 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.59 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.76 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.84 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.32 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.39 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.14 #b1e55f Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e1aa0  rgb(78, 26, 160)  hsl(263, 72%, 36%)  Indigo
#6ca01a  rgb(108, 160, 26)  hsl(83, 72%, 36%)  Olive Drab
#a04e1a  rgb(160, 78, 26)  hsl(23, 72%, 36%)  Sienna
#1aa04e  rgb(26, 160, 78)  hsl(143, 72%, 36%)  Shamrock Green