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#4E248A

#4e248a ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e248a is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 14.12% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.48% cyan, 73.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 264.71°, with 58.62% saturation and 34.12% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.13.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0472

Complementary

  1. #4e248a
  2. #608a24

Split complementary

  1. #4e248a
  2. #8a8124
  3. #2d8a24

Analogous

  1. #242d8a
  2. #4e248a
  3. #81248a

Triadic

  1. #4e248a
  2. #8a4e24
  3. #248a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e248a
  2. #8a2460
  3. #608a24
  4. #248a4e

Square

  1. #4e248a
  2. #8a242d
  3. #608a24
  4. #248a81

Monochromatic

  1. #090411
  2. #2c144d
  3. #4e248a
  4. #7034c7
  5. #9a6ed9

Shades

#4e248a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e248a
  2. #46207c
  3. #3e1d6e
  4. #371961
  5. #2f1653
  6. #271245
  7. #1f0e37
  8. #170b29
  9. #10071c
  10. #08040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e248a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e248a
  2. #603a96
  3. #7150a1
  4. #8366ad
  5. #957cb9
  6. #a792c5
  7. #b8a7d0
  8. #cabddc
  9. #dcd3e8
  10. #ede9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e248a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e248a
  2. #532d89
  3. #583688
  4. #5d4087
  5. #624986
  6. #675285
  7. #6c5b84
  8. #716483
  9. #766e82
  10. #7b7781
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453565 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003e8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003c88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e3e55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #24358c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #283489 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #45356e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e248a {
  color: #4e248a;
}
Background
.bg-4e248a {
  background-color: #4e248a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e248a {
  border: 2px solid #4e248a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e248a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 36 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 59% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e248a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e248a, #81248a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e248a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 36 138 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.13 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.56 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.79 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.33 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.22 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.66 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.64 #b1db75 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Indigo
#4e248a  rgb(78, 36, 138)  hsl(265, 59%, 34%)  Indigo
#608a24  rgb(96, 138, 36)  hsl(85, 59%, 34%)  Olive Drab
#8a4e24  rgb(138, 78, 36)  hsl(25, 59%, 34%)  Russet
#248a4e  rgb(36, 138, 78)  hsl(145, 59%, 34%)  Sea Green