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#472CEE

#472cee ≈ Han Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#472cee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 17.25% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.17% cyan, 81.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 248.35°, with 85.09% saturation and 55.29% 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 7.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 2.45.

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Relative luminance0.0931

Complementary

  1. #472cee
  2. #d3ee2c

Split complementary

  1. #472cee
  2. #eea82c
  3. #72ee2c

Analogous

  1. #2c72ee
  2. #472cee
  3. #a82cee

Triadic

  1. #472cee
  2. #ee472c
  3. #2cee47

Tetradic

  1. #472cee
  2. #ee2cd3
  3. #d3ee2c
  4. #2cee47

Square

  1. #472cee
  2. #ee2c72
  3. #d3ee2c
  4. #2ceea8

Monochromatic

  1. #190a77
  2. #280fbe
  3. #472cee
  4. #8573f4
  5. #c2baf9

Shades

#472cee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #472cee
  2. #4028d6
  3. #3923be
  4. #321fa7
  5. #2b1a8f
  6. #241677
  7. #1c125f
  8. #150d47
  9. #0e0930
  10. #070418
  11. #000000

Tints

#472cee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #472cee
  2. #5941f0
  3. #6c56f1
  4. #7e6bf3
  5. #9180f5
  6. #a396f7
  7. #b5abf8
  8. #c8c0fa
  9. #dad5fc
  10. #edeafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#472cee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #472cee
  2. #4d34e3
  3. #523dd8
  4. #5845cd
  5. #5e4ec2
  6. #6456b7
  7. #695eac
  8. #6f67a1
  9. #756f96
  10. #7a788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5049a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ef3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004deb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ff1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0058bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-472cee {
  color: #472cee;
}
Background
.bg-472cee {
  background-color: #472cee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-472cee {
  border: 2px solid #472cee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #472cee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 44 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-472cee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #472cee, #a82cee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-472cee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 44 238 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.45 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.58 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.77 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.08 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.93 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.07 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.09 #b8d311 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#472cee  rgb(71, 44, 238)  hsl(248, 85%, 55%)  Han Purple
#d3ee2c  rgb(211, 238, 44)  hsl(68, 85%, 55%)  Pear
#ee472c  rgb(238, 71, 44)  hsl(8, 85%, 55%)  Cinnabar
#2cee47  rgb(44, 238, 71)  hsl(128, 85%, 55%)  Lime