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#4F00A0

#4f00a0 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4f00a0 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.98% red, 0% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.63% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 269.63°, with 100% saturation and 31.37% 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 11.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 4.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.042

Complementary

  1. #4f00a0
  2. #51a000

Split complementary

  1. #4f00a0
  2. #a09f00
  3. #01a000

Analogous

  1. #0001a0
  2. #4f00a0
  3. #9f00a0

Triadic

  1. #4f00a0
  2. #a04f00
  3. #00a04f

Tetradic

  1. #4f00a0
  2. #a00051
  3. #51a000
  4. #00a04f

Square

  1. #4f00a0
  2. #a00001
  3. #51a000
  4. #00a09f

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0014
  2. #290053
  3. #4f00a0
  4. #7500ec
  5. #9b3aff

Shades

#4f00a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4f00a0
  2. #470090
  3. #3f0080
  4. #370070
  5. #2f0060
  6. #280050
  7. #200040
  8. #180030
  9. #100020
  10. #080010
  11. #000000

Tints

#4f00a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4f00a0
  2. #611aaa
  3. #7233b3
  4. #844dbd
  5. #9566c6
  6. #a780d0
  7. #b999d9
  8. #cab3e3
  9. #dcccec
  10. #ede6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4f00a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4f00a0
  2. #540d9d
  3. #591a9a
  4. #5e2696
  5. #633393
  6. #684090
  7. #6c4d8d
  8. #715a8a
  9. #766686
  10. #7b7383
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #432c71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ba4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00379e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #353c5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002da2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #012a9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #412e7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4f00a0 {
  color: #4f00a0;
}
Background
.bg-4f00a0 {
  background-color: #4f00a0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4f00a0 {
  border: 2px solid #4f00a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4f00a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 79 0 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 100% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4f00a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4f00a0, #9f00a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4f00a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(79 0 160 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 4.46 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.75 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.75 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.22 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.96 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.25 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.57 #b0ff5f Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Indigo
#4f00a0  rgb(79, 0, 160)  hsl(270, 100%, 31%)  Indigo
#51a000  rgb(81, 160, 0)  hsl(90, 100%, 31%)  Olive Drab
#a04f00  rgb(160, 79, 0)  hsl(30, 100%, 31%)  Saddle Brown
#00a04f  rgb(0, 160, 79)  hsl(150, 100%, 31%)  Shamrock Green