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#442AE2

#442ae2 ≈ Han Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#442ae2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 16.47% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.91% cyan, 81.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 248.48°, with 76.03% saturation and 52.55% 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 7.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 3.35.

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Relative luminance0.0838

Complementary

  1. #442ae2
  2. #c8e22a

Split complementary

  1. #442ae2
  2. #e2a02a
  3. #6ce22a

Analogous

  1. #2a6ce2
  2. #442ae2
  3. #a02ae2

Triadic

  1. #442ae2
  2. #e2442a
  3. #2ae244

Tetradic

  1. #442ae2
  2. #e22ac8
  3. #c8e22a
  4. #2ae244

Square

  1. #442ae2
  2. #e22a6c
  3. #c8e22a
  4. #2ae2a0

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0e65
  2. #2c17a9
  3. #442ae2
  4. #7f6deb
  5. #bab1f4

Shades

#442ae2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #442ae2
  2. #3d26cb
  3. #3622b5
  4. #301d9e
  5. #291988
  6. #221571
  7. #1b115a
  8. #140d44
  9. #0e082d
  10. #070417
  11. #000000

Tints

#442ae2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #442ae2
  2. #573fe5
  3. #6955e8
  4. #7c6aeb
  5. #8f7fee
  6. #a295f1
  7. #b4aaf3
  8. #c7bff6
  9. #dad4f9
  10. #eceafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#442ae2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #442ae2
  2. #4a33d8
  3. #503bce
  4. #5644c5
  5. #5c4cbb
  6. #6255b1
  7. #685ea7
  8. #6e669d
  9. #746f94
  10. #7a778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d45a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004adf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006588 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004be5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fe0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0053b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-442ae2 {
  color: #442ae2;
}
Background
.bg-442ae2 {
  background-color: #442ae2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-442ae2 {
  border: 2px solid #442ae2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #442ae2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 42 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 76% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-442ae2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #442ae2, #a02ae2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-442ae2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 42 226 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.35 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.83 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.48 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.06 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.24 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.26 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.63 #bbd51d Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#442ae2  rgb(68, 42, 226)  hsl(248, 76%, 53%)  Han Purple
#c8e22a  rgb(200, 226, 42)  hsl(68, 76%, 53%)  Pear
#e2442a  rgb(226, 68, 42)  hsl(8, 76%, 53%)  Cinnabar
#2ae244  rgb(42, 226, 68)  hsl(128, 76%, 53%)  Malachite