Colors

#4B0082

Indigo

Indigo is #4B0082. In CSS you can write it as the keyword indigo. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#4B0082
RGB
rgb(75, 0, 130)
HSL
hsl(275,100%,25%)
HSV
hsv(275, 100%, 51%)
CMYK
cmyk(42,100,0,49)
OKLCH
oklch(33.9% 0.179 301.7)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#6F339B

20% white

#9366B4

40% white

#B799CD

60% white

#DBCCE6

80% white

Shades

#3C0068

20% black

#2D004E

40% black

#1E0034

60% black

#0F001A

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Indigo. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#4A0080

#358000

#721FAD

#5AAD1F

#1C0D26

Analogous

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#0B0080

#4A0080

#800075

#800035

#0A3776

Triadic

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#4A0080

#804A00

#00804A

#AD721F

#0B412B

Split Complementary

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#4A0080

#758000

#00800B

#7E2EB8

#17260D

Monochromatic

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#3B0066

#6800B3

#9500FF

#B54DFF

#D499FF

Tetradic

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#4A0080

#800B00

#358000

#007580

#9C2B21

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 12.95:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Pass
AAA large text Pass
On black · 1.62:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Fail
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail

Similar named colors

Nearest CSS named colors by RGB distance. Distance is not a perceptual match.

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