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#422AE6

#422ae6 ≈ Han Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#422ae6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 16.47% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.3% cyan, 81.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 247.66°, with 78.99% saturation and 53.33% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 3.1.

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Relative luminance0.0853

Complementary

  1. #422ae6
  2. #cee62a

Split complementary

  1. #422ae6
  2. #e6a02a
  3. #70e62a

Analogous

  1. #2a70e6
  2. #422ae6
  3. #a02ae6

Triadic

  1. #422ae6
  2. #e6422a
  3. #2ae642

Tetradic

  1. #422ae6
  2. #e62ace
  3. #cee62a
  4. #2ae642

Square

  1. #422ae6
  2. #e62a70
  3. #cee62a
  4. #2ae6a0

Monochromatic

  1. #180c6a
  2. #2815af
  3. #422ae6
  4. #7f6eee
  5. #bbb3f6

Shades

#422ae6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #422ae6
  2. #3b26cf
  3. #3522b8
  4. #2e1da1
  5. #28198a
  6. #211573
  7. #1a115c
  8. #140d45
  9. #0d082e
  10. #070417
  11. #000000

Tints

#422ae6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #422ae6
  2. #553fe9
  3. #6855eb
  4. #7b6aee
  5. #8e7ff0
  6. #a195f3
  7. #b3aaf5
  8. #c6bff8
  9. #d9d4fa
  10. #eceafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#422ae6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #422ae6
  2. #4833dc
  3. #4e3bd2
  4. #5544c7
  5. #5b4cbd
  6. #6155b3
  7. #675ea9
  8. #6d669f
  9. #746f94
  10. #7a778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c46a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005aeb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ae3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00668b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004be9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fe4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0054b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-422ae6 {
  color: #422ae6;
}
Background
.bg-422ae6 {
  background-color: #422ae6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-422ae6 {
  border: 2px solid #422ae6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #422ae6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 42 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 79% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-422ae6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #422ae6, #a02ae6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-422ae6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 42 230 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.10 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.60 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.30 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.90 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.45 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.51 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.85 #bdd519 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#422ae6  rgb(66, 42, 230)  hsl(248, 79%, 53%)  Han Purple
#cee62a  rgb(206, 230, 42)  hsl(68, 79%, 53%)  Pear
#e6422a  rgb(230, 66, 42)  hsl(8, 79%, 53%)  Cinnabar
#2ae642  rgb(42, 230, 66)  hsl(128, 79%, 53%)  Malachite