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#4B0082 Indigo

#4B0082 is a dark, vivid purple named Indigo. In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 0.0% green and 51.0% blue (rgb(75, 0, 130)). Its HSL value is 275° hue, 100% saturation and 25% lightness, and in CMYK it is 42% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black. #4B0082 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.95:1.

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#4B0082 color conversion

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Variations of #4B0082

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#4B0082 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#4B0082 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4B0082 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 76% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #003180
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #003185
  • Protanomaly 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #002984
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #003180
  • Deuteranomaly 78% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0D2881
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #3E2E4A
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #481B6D
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #313131
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #392A4F

#4B0082 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.95:1 Super#4B0082 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.62:1 Very poor#4B0082 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4B0082 in CSS

/* Indigo */
.color { color: #4B0082; }
.background { background-color: #4B0082; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4B0082; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(75 0 130);
color: hsl(275 100% 25%);
color: oklch(0.339 0.179 301.7);

#4B0082 FAQ

What color is #4B0082?

#4B0082 is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Indigo. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4B0082?

#4B0082 is rgb(75, 0, 130) in RGB, hsl(275, 100%, 25%) in HSL and cmyk(42%, 100%, 0%, 49%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4B0082?

The complementary color of #4B0082 is #378200, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4B0082?

White text has the best contrast on #4B0082: 12.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4B0082 a warm or cool color?

#4B0082 is a cool color.