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Indigo / #4b0082 Hex Color Code

#4b0082 Paint ChipThe color indigo with hexadecimal color code #4b0082 is a medium dark shade of blue-magenta. In the RGB color model #4b0082 is comprised of 29.41% red, 0% green and 50.98% blue. In the HSL color space #4b0082 has a hue of 275° (degrees), 100% saturation and 25% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 565.83 nm. This color is used in the Tokyo flag.

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Color Variations

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Color Schemes

Download: GIMP GPL Adobe ASE (Adobe Swatch Exchange) Sketch Palette

#4b0082 linear gradient to complementary #008200

  1. #4b0082
  2. #502772
  3. #513d62
  4. #4e4f51
  5. #45613f
  6. #34722a
  7. #008200

Monochromatic Colors

  1. #410079
  2. #44007c
  3. #48007f
  4. #4b0082
  5. #4e0485
  6. #520988
  7. #550e8b

Tones

  1. #4b0082
  2. #4c1577
  3. #4c226c
  4. #4b2b61
  5. #483357
  6. #453a4c
  7. #414141

Tints and Shades

#4b0082 to white

  1. #4b0082
  2. #6c3497
  3. #8b5cac
  4. #a883c0
  5. #c5abd5
  6. #e2d4ea
  7. #ffffff / #fff

#4b0082 to black

  1. #4b0082
  2. #40076b
  3. #350c56
  4. #2a0d41
  5. #1f0c2d
  6. #15071a
  7. #000000 / #000

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      #4f007d       ΔE = 1.150 / LRV ≈ 3.1%
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  2. Caparol

    1. ★ 2161
      #540080       ΔE = 1.903 / LRV ≈ 3.4%
    2. 45/10
      #3c0090       ΔE = 3.154 / LRV ≈ 3.0%

  3. HKS

    1. ★ HKS 37
      #4c0f7b       ΔE = 1.966 / LRV ≈ 3.3%
    2. HKS 34
      #5d067b       ΔE = 4.391 / LRV ≈ 3.9%

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    1. Genevieve Song P3-B1-2
      #441094       ΔE = 3.650 / LRV ≈ 3.7%
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      #400c68       ΔE = 4.857 / LRV ≈ 2.4%

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    1. 39-a4
      #55076f       ΔE = 4.157 / LRV ≈ 3.2%
    2. 39-a2
      #5e107b       ΔE = 5.189 / LRV ≈ 4.2%

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      #2f009a       ΔE = 5.084 / LRV ≈ 2.9%

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      #4e1469       ΔE = 4.825 / LRV ≈ 3.1%

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      #401467       ΔE = 5.083 / LRV ≈ 2.6%

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#4b0082 HTML / CSS Code Examples

#4b0082 foreground

If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist, will answer you: I am here to live out loud.

Émile Zola
<p style="color: #4b0082">…</p>

#4b0082 background

The only time I feel alive is when I'm painting.

Vincent Van Gogh
<p style="background-color: #4b0082">…</p>

#4b0082 shadow

I would rather die of passion than of boredom.

Vincent van Gogh
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #4b0082">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
4915330
Binary
01001011, 00000000, 10000010
Hexadecimal
#4b0082
LRV
≈ 3.1%
Closest short hex
#408 ΔE = 1.499
RGB
rgb(75, 0, 130)
RGBA
rgba(75, 0, 130, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 0.366, g: 0.000, b: 0.634
RYB
red: 29.412%, yellow: 0.000%, blue: 50.980%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-11861886 / 0xff4b0082
HSL
hsl(275, 100%, 25%)
HSLA
hsla(275, 100%, 25%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 275° (274.615), saturation: 100% (1.000), value: 51% (0.510)
HSP
hue: 274.615, saturation: 100.000%, perceived brightness: 23.557%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 279.335, S: 100.001, L: 20.469
Cubehelix
H: -91.766, S: 1.703, L: 0.144
TSL
T: 5.532, S: 0.449, L: 0.146
CMYK
cyan: 42% (0.423), magenta: 100% (1.000), yellow: 0% (0.000), key: 49% (0.490)
CMY
cyan: 71% (0.706), magenta: 100% (1.000), yellow: 49% (0.490)
XYZ
X: 6.930, Y: 3.108, Z: 21.349
xyY
x: 0.221, y: 0.099, Y: 3.108
CIELab
L: 20.469, a: 51.686, b: -53.313
CIELuv
L: 20.469, u: 10.082, v: -61.336
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 20.469, C: 74.254, H: 314.112
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 20.469, C: 62.159, H: 279.335
Hunter-Lab
L: 17.628, a: 39.322, b: -59.467
CIECAM02
J: 15.244, C: 56.439, h: 298.129, Q: 76.924, M: 49.355, s: 80.101, H: 333.003
OSA-UCS
lightness: -10.793, jaune: -10.197, green: -4.648
LMS
L: 2.946, M: 0.529, S: 21.058
YCbCr
Y: 48.015, Cb: 173.970, Cr: 151.695
YCoCg
Y: 51.250, Cg: -51.250, Co: 5.000
YDbDr
Y: 37.245, Db: 139.540, Dr: -71.765
YPbPr
Y: 25.335, Pb: 56.375, Pr: 31.520
xvYCC
Y: 37.758, Cb: 177.522, Cr: 155.688
YIQ
Y: 37.245, I: 2.915, Q: 56.307
YUV
Y: 37.245, U: 45.645, V: 33.124
Munsell Color System
10PB 2/10 ΔE = 11.448
Brand Color
Wooga ΔE = 5.612

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