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#4E1CA5

#4e1ca5 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e1ca5 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 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.73% cyan, 83.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 261.9°, with 70.98% saturation and 37.84% 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 10.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 6.34.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0517

Complementary

  1. #4e1ca5
  2. #73a51c

Split complementary

  1. #4e1ca5
  2. #a5921c
  3. #2ea51c

Analogous

  1. #1c2ea5
  2. #4e1ca5
  3. #921ca5

Triadic

  1. #4e1ca5
  2. #a54e1c
  3. #1ca54e

Tetradic

  1. #4e1ca5
  2. #a51c73
  3. #73a51c
  4. #1ca54e

Square

  1. #4e1ca5
  2. #a51c2e
  3. #73a51c
  4. #1ca592

Monochromatic

  1. #100622
  2. #2f1164
  3. #4e1ca5
  4. #7031dc
  5. #9d73e7

Shades

#4e1ca5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e1ca5
  2. #461995
  3. #3e1684
  4. #371474
  5. #2f1163
  6. #270e53
  7. #1f0b42
  8. #170832
  9. #100621
  10. #080311
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e1ca5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e1ca5
  2. #6033ae
  3. #7149b7
  4. #8360c0
  5. #9577c9
  6. #a78ed2
  7. #b8a4db
  8. #cabbe4
  9. #dcd2ed
  10. #ede8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e1ca5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e1ca5
  2. #5326a1
  3. #58309e
  4. #5d3a9a
  5. #624496
  6. #674e93
  7. #6c588f
  8. #71628b
  9. #766c87
  10. #7b7684
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463576 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003da3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e4562 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0633a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d3982 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e1ca5 {
  color: #4e1ca5;
}
Background
.bg-4e1ca5 {
  background-color: #4e1ca5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e1ca5 {
  border: 2px solid #4e1ca5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e1ca5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 28 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 71% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e1ca5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e1ca5, #921ca5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e1ca5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 28 165 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.34 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.51 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.74 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.97 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.24 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.48 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.11 #b1e35a Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e1ca5  rgb(78, 28, 165)  hsl(262, 71%, 38%)  Indigo
#73a51c  rgb(115, 165, 28)  hsl(82, 71%, 38%)  Apple Green
#a54e1c  rgb(165, 78, 28)  hsl(22, 71%, 38%)  Sienna
#1ca54e  rgb(28, 165, 78)  hsl(142, 71%, 38%)  Shamrock Green