#4B0082 · Indigo

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#4B0082 is a dark, highly saturated purple color, closest to Indigo and near Midnight and Grape. In OKLCH it has 34% lightness and 0.18 chroma at hue 302°. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #4B0082 a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#4B0082
RGBrgb(75, 0, 130)
HSLhsl(275, 100%, 25%)
CMYK42, 100, 0, 49
CSS var--indigo
Contrast12.95:1 white · 1.62:1 black

Similar named colors

Midnight #191970Grape #6F2DA8Purple #800080Space #1D2951Marine #04275C

How to use #4B0082

White text passes WCAG AA on #4B0082 (12.95:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #4B0082 with its analogous neighbors #0B0080 and #800075; for contrast use its complement #358000 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--indigo: #4B0082;

Shades & tints

#0F001A#1E0034#2D004E#3C0068#4B0082#6F339B#9366B4#B799CD#DBCCE6

Color harmonies for #4B0082

Complementary

#4B0082#358000

Analogous

#4B0082#0B0080#800075

Triadic

#4B0082#804A00#00804A

Split complementary

#4B0082#758000#00800B

Tetradic

#4B0082#800B00#358000#007580

Palettes with #4B0082