#4B0082 — Tints, Shades & Color Values

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#4B0082 is a dark, vivid violet. It is exactly the CSS named color indigo. For readable text on a #4B0082 background, white text gives the strongest contrast (12.95:1). Because it is dark, #4B0082 suits text, navigation bars, and footers on light backgrounds, and its tints make natural hover and surface colors.

Color Values

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Tints of #4B0082 (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

• 10% tint #5d1a8f Copy
• 20% tint #6f339b Copy
• 30% tint #814da8 Copy
• 40% tint #9366b4 Copy
• 50% tint #a580c1 Copy
• 60% tint #b799cd Copy
• 70% tint #c9b3da Copy
• 80% tint #dbcce6 Copy
• 90% tint #ede6f3 Copy

Shades of #4B0082 (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

• 10% shade #440075 Copy
• 20% shade #3c0068 Copy
• 30% shade #35005b Copy
• 40% shade #2d004e Copy
• 50% shade #260041 Copy
• 60% shade #1e0034 Copy
• 70% shade #170027 Copy
• 80% shade #0f001a Copy
• 90% shade #07000d Copy

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #4B0082 background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a lighter tint of #4B0082 from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More violet colors in the library: #2E1065 (violet-950), #3B0764 (purple-950), #581C87 (purple-900), #4C1D95 (violet-900), #6B21A8 (purple-800), #5B21B6 (violet-800).

Frequently Asked Questions

• What color is #4B0082?

  #4B0082 is a dark, vivid violet — rgb(75, 0, 130). It is exactly the CSS named color indigo.

• How do I make tints and shades of #4B0082?

  Mix #4B0082 with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #4B0082 is #6f339b and a 20% shade is #3c0068 — the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #4B0082 in the generator for finer steps.

• What text color is readable on #4B0082?

  White text gives the strongest contrast on a #4B0082 background at 12.95:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.

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