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#472BE2

#472be2 ≈ Han Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#472be2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 16.86% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.58% cyan, 80.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 249.18°, with 75.93% saturation and 52.75% 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 7.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 3.25.

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Relative luminance0.0856

Complementary

  1. #472be2
  2. #c6e22b

Split complementary

  1. #472be2
  2. #e2a32b
  3. #6be22b

Analogous

  1. #2b6be2
  2. #472be2
  3. #a32be2

Triadic

  1. #472be2
  2. #e2472b
  3. #2be247

Tetradic

  1. #472be2
  2. #e22bc6
  3. #c6e22b
  4. #2be247

Square

  1. #472be2
  2. #e22b6b
  3. #c6e22b
  4. #2be2a3

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0e66
  2. #2e17a9
  3. #472be2
  4. #816eeb
  5. #bcb2f4

Shades

#472be2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #472be2
  2. #4027cb
  3. #3922b5
  4. #321e9e
  5. #2b1a88
  6. #241671
  7. #1c115a
  8. #150d44
  9. #0e092d
  10. #070417
  11. #000000

Tints

#472be2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #472be2
  2. #5940e5
  3. #6c55e8
  4. #7e6beb
  5. #9180ee
  6. #a395f1
  7. #b5aaf3
  8. #c8bff6
  9. #dad5f9
  10. #edeafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#472be2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #472be2
  2. #4d34d8
  3. #523cce
  4. #5845c5
  5. #5e4dbb
  6. #6456b1
  7. #695ea7
  8. #6f679d
  9. #756f94
  10. #7a788a
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e46a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ae7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004bdf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006588 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004be5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0053b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-472be2 {
  color: #472be2;
}
Background
.bg-472be2 {
  background-color: #472be2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-472be2 {
  border: 2px solid #472be2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #472be2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 43 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 76% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-472be2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #472be2, #a32be2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-472be2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 43 226 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.25 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.91 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.72 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.86 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.13 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.39 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.93 #b8d41d Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#472be2  rgb(71, 43, 226)  hsl(249, 76%, 53%)  Han Purple
#c6e22b  rgb(198, 226, 43)  hsl(69, 76%, 53%)  Pear
#e2472b  rgb(226, 71, 43)  hsl(9, 76%, 53%)  Cinnabar
#2be247  rgb(43, 226, 71)  hsl(129, 76%, 53%)  Malachite