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#4238DF

#4238df ≈ Han Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4238df is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 21.96% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.4% cyan, 74.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 243.59°, with 72.29% saturation and 54.71% 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 7.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 5.02.

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Relative luminance0.0931

Complementary

  1. #4238df
  2. #d5df38

Split complementary

  1. #4238df
  2. #df9638
  3. #82df38

Analogous

  1. #3882df
  2. #4238df
  3. #9638df

Triadic

  1. #4238df
  2. #df4238
  3. #38df42

Tetradic

  1. #4238df
  2. #df38d5
  3. #d5df38
  4. #38df42

Square

  1. #4238df
  2. #df3882
  3. #d5df38
  4. #38df96

Monochromatic

  1. #17116d
  2. #251cae
  3. #4238df
  4. #817aea
  5. #bfbcf4

Shades

#4238df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4238df
  2. #3b32c9
  3. #352db2
  4. #2e279c
  5. #282286
  6. #211c70
  7. #1a1659
  8. #141143
  9. #0d0b2d
  10. #070616
  11. #000000

Tints

#4238df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4238df
  2. #554ce2
  3. #6860e5
  4. #7b74e9
  5. #8e88ec
  6. #a19cef
  7. #b3aff2
  8. #c6c3f5
  9. #d9d7f9
  10. #ecebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4238df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4238df
  2. #483fd6
  3. #4e46cc
  4. #554ec3
  5. #5b55b9
  6. #615cb0
  7. #6763a6
  8. #6d6a9d
  9. #747293
  10. #7a798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f4ca0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005de4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004edc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006989 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0051e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0046dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0059b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4238df {
  color: #4238df;
}
Background
.bg-4238df {
  background-color: #4238df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4238df {
  border: 2px solid #4238df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4238df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 56 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4238df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4238df, #9638df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4238df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 56 223 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.02 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.80 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.96 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.23 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.30 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.55 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.71 #bdc720 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#4238df  rgb(66, 56, 223)  hsl(244, 72%, 55%)  Han Purple
#d5df38  rgb(213, 223, 56)  hsl(64, 72%, 55%)  Pear
#df4238  rgb(223, 66, 56)  hsl(4, 72%, 55%)  Cinnabar
#38df42  rgb(56, 223, 66)  hsl(124, 72%, 55%)  Malachite