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#402BA2

#402ba2 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#402ba2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 16.86% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.49% cyan, 73.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 250.59°, with 58.05% saturation and 40.2% 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 10.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 5.76.

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Relative luminance0.0543

Complementary

  1. #402ba2
  2. #8da22b

Split complementary

  1. #402ba2
  2. #a27c2b
  3. #52a22b

Analogous

  1. #2b52a2
  2. #402ba2
  3. #7c2ba2

Triadic

  1. #402ba2
  2. #a2402b
  3. #2ba240

Tetradic

  1. #402ba2
  2. #a22b8d
  3. #8da22b
  4. #2ba240

Square

  1. #402ba2
  2. #a22b52
  3. #8da22b
  4. #2ba27c

Monochromatic

  1. #100b29
  2. #281b66
  3. #402ba2
  4. #624acf
  5. #9687df

Shades

#402ba2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #402ba2
  2. #3a2792
  3. #332282
  4. #2d1e71
  5. #261a61
  6. #201651
  7. #1a1141
  8. #130d31
  9. #0d0920
  10. #060410
  11. #000000

Tints

#402ba2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #402ba2
  2. #5340ab
  3. #6655b5
  4. #796bbe
  5. #8c80c7
  6. #a095d1
  7. #b3aada
  8. #c6bfe3
  9. #d9d5ec
  10. #eceaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#402ba2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #402ba2
  2. #46349f
  3. #4d3c9b
  4. #534598
  5. #5a4d94
  6. #605691
  7. #665e8e
  8. #6d678a
  9. #736f87
  10. #7a7883
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #413a75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ea0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003da4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #264181 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-402ba2 {
  color: #402ba2;
}
Background
.bg-402ba2 {
  background-color: #402ba2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-402ba2 {
  border: 2px solid #402ba2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #402ba2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 43 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 58% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-402ba2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #402ba2, #7c2ba2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-402ba2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 43 162 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.76 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.90 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.13 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.22 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.55 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.71 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.10 #bfd45d Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#402ba2  rgb(64, 43, 162)  hsl(251, 58%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue
#8da22b  rgb(141, 162, 43)  hsl(71, 58%, 40%)  Apple Green
#a2402b  rgb(162, 64, 43)  hsl(11, 58%, 40%)  Chestnut
#2ba240  rgb(43, 162, 64)  hsl(131, 58%, 40%)  Shamrock Green