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#472CD8

#472cd8 ≈ Han Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#472cd8 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 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.13% cyan, 79.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 249.42°, with 68.8% saturation and 50.98% 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 8.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 4.3.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.081

Complementary

  1. #472cd8
  2. #bdd82c

Split complementary

  1. #472cd8
  2. #d89d2c
  3. #67d82c

Analogous

  1. #2c67d8
  2. #472cd8
  3. #9d2cd8

Triadic

  1. #472cd8
  2. #d8472c
  3. #2cd847

Tetradic

  1. #472cd8
  2. #d82cbd
  3. #bdd82c
  4. #2cd847

Square

  1. #472cd8
  2. #d82c67
  3. #bdd82c
  4. #2cd89d

Monochromatic

  1. #1c115a
  2. #301d9b
  3. #472cd8
  4. #7f6de4
  5. #b8adf0

Shades

#472cd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #472cd8
  2. #4028c2
  3. #3923ad
  4. #321f97
  5. #2b1a82
  6. #24166c
  7. #1c1256
  8. #150d41
  9. #0e092b
  10. #070416
  11. #000000

Tints

#472cd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #472cd8
  2. #5941dc
  3. #6c56e0
  4. #7e6be4
  5. #9180e8
  6. #a396ec
  7. #b5abef
  8. #c8c0f3
  9. #dad5f7
  10. #edeafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#472cd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #472cd8
  2. #4d34cf
  3. #523dc6
  4. #5845be
  5. #5e4eb5
  6. #6456ac
  7. #695ea3
  8. #6f679a
  9. #756f92
  10. #7a7889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d459a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006183 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fd6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0051ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-472cd8 {
  color: #472cd8;
}
Background
.bg-472cd8 {
  background-color: #472cd8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-472cd8 {
  border: 2px solid #472cd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #472cd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 44 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 69% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-472cd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #472cd8, #9d2cd8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-472cd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 44 216 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.30 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.76 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.26 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.39 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.62 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.75 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.37 #b8d327 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#472cd8  rgb(71, 44, 216)  hsl(249, 69%, 51%)  Han Purple
#bdd82c  rgb(189, 216, 44)  hsl(69, 69%, 51%)  Pear
#d8472c  rgb(216, 71, 44)  hsl(9, 69%, 51%)  Cinnabar
#2cd847  rgb(44, 216, 71)  hsl(129, 69%, 51%)  Malachite