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#423BEE

#423bee ≈ Han Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#423bee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 23.14% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.27% cyan, 75.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 242.35°, with 84.04% saturation and 58.24% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 4.91.

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Relative luminance0.1046

Complementary

  1. #423bee
  2. #e7ee3b

Split complementary

  1. #423bee
  2. #ee9c3b
  3. #8eee3b

Analogous

  1. #3b8eee
  2. #423bee
  3. #9c3bee

Triadic

  1. #423bee
  2. #ee423b
  3. #3bee42

Tetradic

  1. #423bee
  2. #ee3be7
  3. #e7ee3b
  4. #3bee42

Square

  1. #423bee
  2. #ee3b8e
  3. #e7ee3b
  4. #3bee9c

Monochromatic

  1. #100b85
  2. #1912cb
  3. #423bee
  4. #8681f4
  5. #cac8fa

Shades

#423bee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #423bee
  2. #3b35d6
  3. #352fbe
  4. #2e29a7
  5. #28238f
  6. #211e77
  7. #1a185f
  8. #141247
  9. #0d0c30
  10. #070618
  11. #000000

Tints

#423bee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #423bee
  2. #554ff0
  3. #6862f1
  4. #7b76f3
  5. #8e89f5
  6. #a19df7
  7. #b3b1f8
  8. #c6c4fa
  9. #d9d8fc
  10. #ecebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#423bee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #423bee
  2. #4842e3
  3. #4e49d8
  4. #5550cd
  5. #5b57c2
  6. #615eb7
  7. #6764ac
  8. #6d6ba1
  9. #747296
  10. #7a798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5250ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007093 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0056f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004aec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005fbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-423bee {
  color: #423bee;
}
Background
.bg-423bee {
  background-color: #423bee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-423bee {
  border: 2px solid #423bee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #423bee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 59 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 84% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-423bee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #423bee, #9c3bee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-423bee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 59 238 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.91 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.88 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.00 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.16 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.87 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.06 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.22 #bdc411 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Han Purple
#423bee  rgb(66, 59, 238)  hsl(242, 84%, 58%)  Han Purple
#e7ee3b  rgb(231, 238, 59)  hsl(62, 84%, 58%)  Pear
#ee423b  rgb(238, 66, 59)  hsl(2, 84%, 58%)  Cinnabar
#3bee42  rgb(59, 238, 66)  hsl(122, 84%, 58%)  Lime