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#492BCE

#492bce ≈ Han Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#492bce is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 16.86% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.56% cyan, 79.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 251.04°, with 65.46% saturation and 48.82% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 5.3.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.076

Complementary

  1. #492bce
  2. #b0ce2b

Split complementary

  1. #492bce
  2. #ce9a2b
  3. #5fce2b

Analogous

  1. #2b5fce
  2. #492bce
  3. #9a2bce

Triadic

  1. #492bce
  2. #ce492b
  3. #2bce49

Tetradic

  1. #492bce
  2. #ce2bb0
  3. #b0ce2b
  4. #2bce49

Square

  1. #492bce
  2. #ce2b5f
  3. #b0ce2b
  4. #2bce9a

Monochromatic

  1. #1c114f
  2. #331e8f
  3. #492bce
  4. #7d66df
  5. #b3a6ec

Shades

#492bce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #492bce
  2. #4227b9
  3. #3a22a5
  4. #331e90
  5. #2c1a7c
  6. #251667
  7. #1d1152
  8. #160d3e
  9. #0f0929
  10. #070415
  11. #000000

Tints

#492bce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #492bce
  2. #5b40d3
  3. #6d55d8
  4. #806bdd
  5. #9280e2
  6. #a495e7
  7. #b6aaeb
  8. #c8bff0
  9. #dbd5f5
  10. #edeafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#492bce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #492bce
  2. #4f34c6
  3. #543cbe
  4. #5a45b7
  5. #5f4daf
  6. #6556a7
  7. #6a5e9f
  8. #706797
  9. #756f90
  10. #7b7888
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c4293 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ecc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #194da4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-492bce {
  color: #492bce;
}
Background
.bg-492bce {
  background-color: #492bce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-492bce {
  border: 2px solid #492bce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #492bce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 43 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 65% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-492bce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #492bce, #9a2bce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-492bce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 43 206 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.30 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.61 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.94 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.99 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.31 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.86 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.54 #b6d431 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Han Purple
#492bce  rgb(73, 43, 206)  hsl(251, 65%, 49%)  Han Purple
#b0ce2b  rgb(176, 206, 43)  hsl(71, 65%, 49%)  June Bud
#ce492b  rgb(206, 73, 43)  hsl(11, 65%, 49%)  Sinopia
#2bce49  rgb(43, 206, 73)  hsl(131, 65%, 49%)  Lime Green