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#472CD6

#472cd6 ≈ Han Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#472cd6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 17.25% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.82% cyan, 79.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 249.53°, with 67.46% saturation and 50.59% 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 8.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 4.51.

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Relative luminance0.08

Complementary

  1. #472cd6
  2. #bbd62c

Split complementary

  1. #472cd6
  2. #d69c2c
  3. #66d62c

Analogous

  1. #2c66d6
  2. #472cd6
  3. #9c2cd6

Triadic

  1. #472cd6
  2. #d6472c
  3. #2cd647

Tetradic

  1. #472cd6
  2. #d62cbb
  3. #bbd62c
  4. #2cd647

Square

  1. #472cd6
  2. #d62c66
  3. #bbd62c
  4. #2cd69c

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1158
  2. #311e98
  3. #472cd6
  4. #7f6ce2
  5. #b7acef

Shades

#472cd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #472cd6
  2. #4028c1
  3. #3923ab
  4. #321f96
  5. #2b1a80
  6. #24166b
  7. #1c1256
  8. #150d40
  9. #0e092b
  10. #070415
  11. #000000

Tints

#472cd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #472cd6
  2. #5941da
  3. #6c56de
  4. #7e6be2
  5. #9180e6
  6. #a396eb
  7. #b5abef
  8. #c8c0f3
  9. #dad5f7
  10. #edeafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#472cd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #472cd6
  2. #4d34cd
  3. #523dc5
  4. #5845bc
  5. #5e4eb4
  6. #6456ab
  7. #695ea2
  8. #6f679a
  9. #756f91
  10. #7a7889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c4499 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006082 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fd4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0050aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-472cd6 {
  color: #472cd6;
}
Background
.bg-472cd6 {
  background-color: #472cd6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-472cd6 {
  border: 2px solid #472cd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #472cd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 44 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 67% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-472cd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #472cd6, #9c2cd6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-472cd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 44 214 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.51 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.93 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.38 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.27 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.49 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.93 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.26 #b8d329 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#472cd6  rgb(71, 44, 214)  hsl(250, 67%, 51%)  Han Purple
#bbd62c  rgb(187, 214, 44)  hsl(70, 67%, 51%)  June Bud
#d6472c  rgb(214, 71, 44)  hsl(10, 67%, 51%)  Cinnabar
#2cd647  rgb(44, 214, 71)  hsl(130, 67%, 51%)  Malachite