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#4E2AEE

#4e2aee ≈ Han Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#4e2aee is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 16.47% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.23% cyan, 82.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 251.02°, with 85.22% saturation and 54.9% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 2.01.

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Relative luminance0.0945

Complementary

  1. #4e2aee
  2. #caee2a

Split complementary

  1. #4e2aee
  2. #eeb02a
  3. #68ee2a

Analogous

  1. #2a68ee
  2. #4e2aee
  3. #b02aee

Triadic

  1. #4e2aee
  2. #ee4e2a
  3. #2aee4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2aee
  2. #ee2aca
  3. #caee2a
  4. #2aee4e

Square

  1. #4e2aee
  2. #ee2a68
  3. #caee2a
  4. #2aeeb0

Monochromatic

  1. #1d0976
  2. #2f0fbc
  3. #4e2aee
  4. #8971f4
  5. #c4b8f9

Shades

#4e2aee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2aee
  2. #4626d6
  3. #3e22be
  4. #371da7
  5. #2f198f
  6. #271577
  7. #1f115f
  8. #170d47
  9. #100830
  10. #080418
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2aee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2aee
  2. #603ff0
  3. #7155f1
  4. #836af3
  5. #957ff5
  6. #a795f7
  7. #b8aaf8
  8. #cabffa
  9. #dcd4fc
  10. #edeafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2aee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2aee
  2. #5333e3
  3. #583bd8
  4. #5d44cd
  5. #624cc2
  6. #6755b7
  7. #6c5eac
  8. #7166a1
  9. #766f96
  10. #7b778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5349a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ef3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004feb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00698f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ef1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0043ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0057bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2aee {
  color: #4e2aee;
}
Background
.bg-4e2aee {
  background-color: #4e2aee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2aee {
  border: 2px solid #4e2aee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2aee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 42 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2aee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2aee, #b02aee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2aee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 42 238 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.01 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.46 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.45 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.94 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.99 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.10 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.11 #b1d511 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#4e2aee  rgb(78, 42, 238)  hsl(251, 85%, 55%)  Han Purple
#caee2a  rgb(202, 238, 42)  hsl(71, 85%, 55%)  Pear
#ee4e2a  rgb(238, 78, 42)  hsl(11, 85%, 55%)  Coquelicot
#2aee4e  rgb(42, 238, 78)  hsl(131, 85%, 55%)  Malachite