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#491EF2

#491ef2 ≈ Han Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#491ef2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 11.76% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.83% cyan, 87.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 252.17°, with 89.08% saturation and 53.33% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 1.34.

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Relative luminance0.0876

Complementary

  1. #491ef2
  2. #c7f21e

Split complementary

  1. #491ef2
  2. #f2b31e
  3. #5df21e

Analogous

  1. #1e5df2
  2. #491ef2
  3. #b31ef2

Triadic

  1. #491ef2
  2. #f2491e
  3. #1ef249

Tetradic

  1. #491ef2
  2. #f21ec7
  3. #c7f21e
  4. #1ef249

Square

  1. #491ef2
  2. #f21e5d
  3. #c7f21e
  4. #1ef2b3

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0670
  2. #2e0bb9
  3. #491ef2
  4. #8366f6
  5. #beaffa

Shades

#491ef2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #491ef2
  2. #421bda
  3. #3a18c2
  4. #3315a9
  5. #2c1291
  6. #250f79
  7. #1d0c61
  8. #160949
  9. #0f0630
  10. #070318
  11. #000000

Tints

#491ef2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #491ef2
  2. #5b35f3
  3. #6d4bf5
  4. #8062f6
  5. #9278f7
  6. #a48ff9
  7. #b6a5fa
  8. #c8bcfb
  9. #dbd2fc
  10. #ede9fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#491ef2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #491ef2
  2. #4f28e7
  3. #5432db
  4. #5a3bd0
  5. #5f45c4
  6. #654fb9
  7. #6a59ae
  8. #7063a2
  9. #756c97
  10. #7b768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f44ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cf7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004bef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006890 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004af5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003df0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0054bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-491ef2 {
  color: #491ef2;
}
Background
.bg-491ef2 {
  background-color: #491ef2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-491ef2 {
  border: 2px solid #491ef2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #491ef2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 30 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 89% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-491ef2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #491ef2, #b31ef2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-491ef2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 30 242 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 1.34 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 1.99 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.57 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.35 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.23 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.58 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.69 #b6e10d Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#491ef2  rgb(73, 30, 242)  hsl(252, 89%, 53%)  Han Purple
#c7f21e  rgb(199, 242, 30)  hsl(72, 89%, 53%)  Electric Lime
#f2491e  rgb(242, 73, 30)  hsl(12, 89%, 53%)  Coquelicot
#1ef249  rgb(30, 242, 73)  hsl(132, 89%, 53%)  Lime