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#4B0082 Indigo
#4B0082 is a dark, vivid purple, known as Indigo. In RGB it’s made of 29.4% red, 0% green, and 51% blue. Its hue is 275°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #4B0082.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.62:1 FailThis color as text on white
12.95:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.62:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #4B0082 as they’d see it.
#4B0082 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #4B0082
What color is #4B0082?
#4B0082 is a dark, vivid purple, known as Indigo. In RGB it’s made of 29.4% red, 0% green, and 51% blue. Its hue is 275°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #4B0082 in RGB?
#4B0082 is rgb(75, 0, 130): 75 red, 0 green, and 130 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #4B0082 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(42, 100, 0, 49). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #4B0082?
PANTONE Violet C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #4B0082?
Its complement #163900 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.