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Indomitable Pamir

#4e44a5
Notes

Indomitable Pamir (#4E44A5) is a true blue with an earthy character. It leans grounded and natural, the kind of color that plays well with wood, clay, linen, and warm neutrals. Its HSL profile (246°, 42%, 46%) places it in the balanced band at a mid lightness. It works across type, buttons, and borders, saturated enough to feel deliberate but balanced enough to not fight the rest of the palette. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary yellow. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#4e44a5
RGB
rgb(78, 68, 165)
HSL
hsl(246, 42%, 46%)
HWB
hwb(246 27% 35%)
OKLCH
oklch(45.2% 0.151 283.2)
HSV
hsv(246, 59%, 65%)
LAB
lab(34.94% 31.24 -51.22)
LCH
lch(34.94% 59.99 301.38)
CMYK
cmyk(53%, 59%, 0%, 35%)

Etymology

Indomitable
adjective

Latin indomitābilis, unconquerable — derived from domāre (to tame). As a color modifier, indomitable implies a saturated-and-unconquerable-and-fierce quality where the hue resists any attempt to subdue or modulate its presence. Sits at the bold-and-resilient end of the grid, parallel to unyielding and adamant.

Pamir
noun

Central Asian high-altitude range straddling Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Kyrgyzstan — known as Bām-i Dunyā (the Roof of the World) for its 7,000m peaks and intense alpine sky. Pamir color refers to a Pamir clear-day alpine sky over the Wakhan Corridor: a saturated, slightly cool deep blue-violet with the optical complexity of high-altitude Rayleigh-scattered atmospheric indigo light.

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#4e44a5
Original
#0055a8
Protanopia
#004fa3
Deuteranopia
#2b5a6e
Tritanopia
#4d4d4d
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon White
7.79:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon Black
2.69:1

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