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#4E2ADE

#4e2ade ≈ Han Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e2ade is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 16.47% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.86% cyan, 81.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 252°, with 73.17% saturation and 51.76% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 3.31.

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Relative luminance0.0855

Complementary

  1. #4e2ade
  2. #bade2a

Split complementary

  1. #4e2ade
  2. #dea82a
  3. #60de2a

Analogous

  1. #2a60de
  2. #4e2ade
  3. #a82ade

Triadic

  1. #4e2ade
  2. #de4e2a
  3. #2ade4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2ade
  2. #de2aba
  3. #bade2a
  4. #2ade4e

Square

  1. #4e2ade
  2. #de2a60
  3. #bade2a
  4. #2adea8

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0f60
  2. #3519a2
  3. #4e2ade
  4. #856ce8
  5. #bcaef3

Shades

#4e2ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2ade
  2. #4626c8
  3. #3e22b2
  4. #371d9b
  5. #2f1985
  6. #27156f
  7. #1f1159
  8. #170d43
  9. #10082c
  10. #080416
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2ade
  2. #603fe1
  3. #7155e5
  4. #836ae8
  5. #957feb
  6. #a795ef
  7. #b8aaf2
  8. #cabff5
  9. #dcd4f8
  10. #edeafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2ade
  2. #5333d5
  3. #583bcb
  4. #5d44c2
  5. #624cb8
  6. #6755af
  7. #6c5ea6
  8. #71669c
  9. #766f93
  10. #7b7789
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #51469e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004cdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006286 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ae1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1751b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2ade {
  color: #4e2ade;
}
Background
.bg-4e2ade {
  background-color: #4e2ade;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2ade {
  border: 2px solid #4e2ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 42 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2ade, #a82ade);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 42 222 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.31 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.12 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.11 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.62 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.97 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.68 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.98 #b1d521 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#4e2ade  rgb(78, 42, 222)  hsl(252, 73%, 52%)  Han Purple
#bade2a  rgb(186, 222, 42)  hsl(72, 73%, 52%)  June Bud
#de4e2a  rgb(222, 78, 42)  hsl(12, 73%, 52%)  Flame
#2ade4e  rgb(42, 222, 78)  hsl(132, 73%, 52%)  Malachite