Indigo - 02/17/1952
Indigo is the Color of the Day for 02/17/1952. Indigo has a hex value of #4B0082. On the RGB scale it has values of Red: 75, Green: 0, and Blue: 130
Color Spaces of Indigo
| Hex | 4B0082 | #4B0082 |
| RGB | 75 0 130 | rgb(75 0 130) |
| RGB % | 29 0 51 | rgb(29 0 51) |
| CIELAB | 19.72, 47.04, -54.28 | |
| CMY | 71, 100, 49 | |
| CMYK | 42, 100, 0, 49 | |
| HSL | 275, 100, 25 | hsl(275 100% 25%) |
| HSV | 275, 100, 51 | hsv(275 100% 51%) |
| HSI | 275, 100, 68 | |
| HWB | 275, 0, 49 | hwb(275 0% 49%) |
| LCH | 19.72, 71.82, 310.91 | |
| XYZ | 6.26, 2.92, 16.04 | |
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All About Indigo
Indigo is a rich and striking color that lies between blue and violet in the visible spectrum. It is a color with a long history and cultural significance, often associated with spirituality, wisdom, and intuition. The name "indigo" comes from the plant Indigofera tinctoria, which was historically used to produce a deep blue dye that was highly valued and traded worldwide. Today, the color indigo is commonly used in art, fashion, and design, and is often associated with creativity, mystery, and elegance.
In art and design, indigo is a popular color choice due to its versatility and ability to complement a wide range of other colors. It can be used as a bold accent or as a neutral base, and can be paired with bright, bold hues or more subdued earth tones. Indigo is also a popular choice for creating moody, atmospheric scenes in photography and film, and is often used to create a sense of depth and mystery.
In many cultures, indigo has been associated with spiritual and mystical qualities. It is often seen as a color of intuition, insight, and wisdom, and is commonly used in meditation and other spiritual practices. In some traditions, indigo is also associated with the third eye chakra, which is believed to be the center of intuition and spiritual awareness. Whether used in art, fashion, or spirituality, indigo is a powerful and evocative color that continues to inspire and captivate people around the world.
Indigo in Nature
In nature, indigo can be found in a variety of sources, including plants, minerals, and even certain animals. Some of the most well-known natural sources of indigo include the leaves of the indigo plant, the mineral lapis lazuli, and the wings of certain species of butterflies. These sources of indigo have been used for centuries to create beautiful textiles and works of art.
Closest Common Color
Indigo is closest to the common color purple. Purple is a secondary color that is the mixture of red and blue. Purple has strong ties with royalty, nobility, wisdom and spirituality. We see purple tones in brand icons to symbolize prestige and importance. Believe it or not it is possible to have natural violet or purple eyes, however, it is extremely rare! Some common things you can find in purple are eggplants, grapes, lavender and amethysts.
Shades of Indigo
A shade is a concept of darkening a color. Below you will find the shades of colors from Indigo all the way to Black evenly distributed.
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Tints of Indigo
A tint is a concept of lightening a color. Below you will find the tints of colors from Indigo all the way to White evenly distributed.
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Tones of Indigo
A tone is a concept of adding gray to a color. Below you will find the tones of colors from Indigo all the way to Gray evenly distributed.
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Monochromatic Colors of Indigo
A monochromatic color scheme is based on a single color and contains both shades and tints of that color. Below you will find a monochromatic color scheme based off of Indigo.
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Complementary Color of Indigo
Complementary colors are two colors that are the complete opposite of each other on the color wheel. Complementary colors are used by many including graphic designers, painters, and other artists. Knowing the complementary color for a given color is useful because using them together creates a visual contrast which can really make a design pop! Below you will find the complementary color of Indigo.
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Split Complementary Colors of Indigo
A Split Complementary color scheme is based on a single color and then finds the complementary color of the main color and uses that as a reference to find two colors to the left and right of that complementary color on the color wheel. A total of three colors make up a split complementary color scheme. A common example of a split complementary color scheme in an RGB Model is red, green-cyan, and blue-cyan. Below you will find a split complementary color scheme based off of Indigo.
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Triadic Colors of Indigo
A triadic color scheme is made up of three colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel. In a traditional sense you start with one color to as the baseline and the two other colors serve as accent colors. On the color wheel this can be envisioned as a triangle. Below you will find a triadic color scheme based off of Indigo.
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Tetradic Colors of Indigo
A tetradic color scheme is made up of four colors that form a rectangle on the color wheel. This color harmony is also known as a double complementary color scheme becuase it is made up of two complementary color pairs. Below you will find a tetradic color scheme based off of Indigo.
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Analogous Colors of Indigo
An analogous color scheme is made up of three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. In a traditional sense you start with a single color as the baseline, a second color, and an accent color or a mixture of the first two colors as the third color. Below you will find an analogous color scheme based off of Indigo.
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Variations of Indigo
A variation of a color is the idea of swapping the values of Red, Blue, and Green with one another to create a new color. The color Indigo has RGB values of R:75, G:0, and B:130. Using this information, we can create the following 5 variations using RBG, GRB, GBR, BRG, and GBR. Out of the 5 possible variations of Indigo, 5 of them will be unique without counting our orignal color of Indigo.
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Web Safe Color of Indigo
A web safe color is a color that will not be dithered when shown on a web browser that only has 256-color support. Although this is not much of an issue in modern browsers today it is important to understand the history. A web safe color will always appear as intended across any device/browser. There are 216 colors that are considered web safe. Below you will find the closest web safe color to Indigo.
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CSS Code for Indigo
Text Color
This paragraph tag has text in the color #4B0082
Text Shadow Color
This text has a shadow in the color #4B0082
Border Color
This div tag has a border color of #4B0082
Background Color
This div tag has a background color of #4B0082
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Indigo Accessibility
When it comes to accessibility it is important to consider the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 issued by W3C. The WCAG provides a set of standards to determine if two colors have an appropriate contrast ratio in order to be readable on a web. This is achieved by measuring luminance, also known as brightness, between the color of your text and the background color. The WCAG has several levels of conformance: (A - Lowest, AA - Mid Range, AAA - Highest). If you meet the requirements of a higher range of conformance then you automatically meet the lower levels. For Example, if you meet AAA then by default you also meet AA and A. The contrast ratios that need to be met also consider the size of the font. Below are the contrast ratios needed to be compliant.
- Level AA (large text/18-point font): 3:1
- Level AA: 4.5:1
- Level AAA (large text/18-point font): 4.5:1
- Level AAA: 7:1
In the following sections we take a look at conformance levels AA and AAA for both large sized text and normal sized text. We took care of all the calculations so you will be able to see right away whether or not a text color of Indigo is readable according to the WCAG against both Black and White backgrounds.
Indigo Contrast on Black Background
The color Indigo has passed 0 out of 4 WCAG tests against a Black background. This means there is a 0% accessibility rating and therefore makes Indigo a poor choice against a Black background.
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Indigo Contrast on White Background
The color Indigo has passed 4 out of 4 WCAG tests against a White background. This means there is a 100% accessibility rating and therefore makes Indigo a perfect choice against a White background.
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