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#4A26CD

#4a26cd ≈ Han Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4a26cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 14.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.9% cyan, 81.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 252.93°, with 68.72% saturation and 47.65% 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 8.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 5.37.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0725

Complementary

  1. #4a26cd
  2. #a9cd26

Split complementary

  1. #4a26cd
  2. #cd9d26
  3. #56cd26

Analogous

  1. #2656cd
  2. #4a26cd
  3. #9d26cd

Triadic

  1. #4a26cd
  2. #cd4a26
  3. #26cd4a

Tetradic

  1. #4a26cd
  2. #cd26a9
  3. #a9cd26
  4. #26cd4a

Square

  1. #4a26cd
  2. #cd2656
  3. #a9cd26
  4. #26cd9d

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0e4c
  2. #331a8c
  3. #4a26cd
  4. #7b5ee1
  5. #b09fed

Shades

#4a26cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4a26cd
  2. #4322b9
  3. #3b1ea4
  4. #341b90
  5. #2c177b
  6. #251367
  7. #1e0f52
  8. #160b3e
  9. #0f0829
  10. #070415
  11. #000000

Tints

#4a26cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4a26cd
  2. #5c3cd2
  3. #6e51d7
  4. #8067dc
  5. #927de1
  6. #a593e6
  7. #b7a8eb
  8. #c9bef0
  9. #dbd4f5
  10. #ede9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4a26cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4a26cd
  2. #4f2fc5
  3. #5538be
  4. #5a41b6
  5. #604aae
  6. #6553a7
  7. #6a5c9f
  8. #706597
  9. #756e8f
  10. #7b7788
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b4092 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1d4ba2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4a26cd {
  color: #4a26cd;
}
Background
.bg-4a26cd {
  background-color: #4a26cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4a26cd {
  border: 2px solid #4a26cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4a26cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 38 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 69% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4a26cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a26cd, #9d26cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4a26cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 38 205 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.37 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.47 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.74 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.24 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.67 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.85 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.54 #b5d932 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Han Purple
#4a26cd  rgb(74, 38, 205)  hsl(253, 69%, 48%)  Han Purple
#a9cd26  rgb(169, 205, 38)  hsl(73, 69%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#cd4a26  rgb(205, 74, 38)  hsl(13, 69%, 48%)  Sinopia
#26cd4a  rgb(38, 205, 74)  hsl(133, 69%, 48%)  Lime Green