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#4E1CA3

#4e1ca3 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e1ca3 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 10.98% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.15% cyan, 82.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 262.22°, with 70.68% saturation and 37.45% 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 10.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 6.09.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0509

Complementary

  1. #4e1ca3
  2. #71a31c

Split complementary

  1. #4e1ca3
  2. #a3911c
  3. #2ea31c

Analogous

  1. #1c2ea3
  2. #4e1ca3
  3. #911ca3

Triadic

  1. #4e1ca3
  2. #a34e1c
  3. #1ca34e

Tetradic

  1. #4e1ca3
  2. #a31c71
  3. #71a31c
  4. #1ca34e

Square

  1. #4e1ca3
  2. #a31c2e
  3. #71a31c
  4. #1ca391

Monochromatic

  1. #100620
  2. #2f1162
  3. #4e1ca3
  4. #7030db
  5. #9d71e7

Shades

#4e1ca3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e1ca3
  2. #461993
  3. #3e1682
  4. #371472
  5. #2f1162
  6. #270e52
  7. #1f0b41
  8. #170831
  9. #100621
  10. #080310
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e1ca3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e1ca3
  2. #6033ac
  3. #7149b5
  4. #8360bf
  5. #9577c8
  6. #a78ed1
  7. #b8a4da
  8. #cabbe3
  9. #dcd2ed
  10. #ede8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e1ca3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e1ca3
  2. #5326a0
  3. #58309c
  4. #5d3a99
  5. #624495
  6. #674e92
  7. #6c588e
  8. #71628b
  9. #766c87
  10. #7b7684
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463575 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003da1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #304561 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0a33a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e3881 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e1ca3 {
  color: #4e1ca3;
}
Background
.bg-4e1ca3 {
  background-color: #4e1ca3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e1ca3 {
  border: 2px solid #4e1ca3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e1ca3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 28 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 71% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e1ca3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e1ca3, #911ca3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e1ca3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 28 163 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.09 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.56 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.66 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.16 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.18 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.25 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.08 #b1e35c Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e1ca3  rgb(78, 28, 163)  hsl(262, 71%, 37%)  Indigo
#71a31c  rgb(113, 163, 28)  hsl(82, 71%, 37%)  Olive Drab
#a34e1c  rgb(163, 78, 28)  hsl(22, 71%, 37%)  Sienna
#1ca34e  rgb(28, 163, 78)  hsl(142, 71%, 37%)  Shamrock Green