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#4E1BA7

#4e1ba7 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e1ba7 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 10.59% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.29% cyan, 83.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 261.86°, with 72.16% saturation and 38.04% 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 10.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 6.45.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0519

Complementary

  1. #4e1ba7
  2. #74a71b

Split complementary

  1. #4e1ba7
  2. #a7941b
  3. #2ea71b

Analogous

  1. #1b2ea7
  2. #4e1ba7
  3. #941ba7

Triadic

  1. #4e1ba7
  2. #a74e1b
  3. #1ba74e

Tetradic

  1. #4e1ba7
  2. #a71b74
  3. #74a71b
  4. #1ba74e

Square

  1. #4e1ba7
  2. #a71b2e
  3. #74a71b
  4. #1ba794

Monochromatic

  1. #100623
  2. #2f1065
  3. #4e1ba7
  4. #7031de
  5. #9e73e8

Shades

#4e1ba7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e1ba7
  2. #461896
  3. #3e1686
  4. #371375
  5. #2f1064
  6. #270e54
  7. #1f0b43
  8. #170832
  9. #100521
  10. #080311
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e1ba7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e1ba7
  2. #6032b0
  3. #7149b9
  4. #835fc1
  5. #9576ca
  6. #a78dd3
  7. #b8a4dc
  8. #cabbe5
  9. #dcd1ed
  10. #ede8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e1ba7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e1ba7
  2. #5325a3
  3. #582f9f
  4. #5d399b
  5. #624397
  6. #674e94
  7. #6c5890
  8. #71628c
  9. #766c88
  10. #7b7684
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463577 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003da5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2d4663 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c3984 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e1ba7 {
  color: #4e1ba7;
}
Background
.bg-4e1ba7 {
  background-color: #4e1ba7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e1ba7 {
  border: 2px solid #4e1ba7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e1ba7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 27 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 72% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e1ba7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e1ba7, #941ba7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e1ba7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 27 167 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.45 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.50 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.73 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.91 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.39 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.67 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.18 #b1e458 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#4e1ba7  rgb(78, 27, 167)  hsl(262, 72%, 38%)  Zaffre
#74a71b  rgb(116, 167, 27)  hsl(82, 72%, 38%)  Apple Green
#a74e1b  rgb(167, 78, 27)  hsl(22, 72%, 38%)  Sienna
#1ba74e  rgb(27, 167, 78)  hsl(142, 72%, 38%)  Shamrock Green