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#4A28CD

#4a28cd ≈ Han Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4a28cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 15.69% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.9% cyan, 80.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 252.36°, with 67.35% saturation and 48.04% 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 8.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 5.36.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0738

Complementary

  1. #4a28cd
  2. #abcd28

Split complementary

  1. #4a28cd
  2. #cd9c28
  3. #59cd28

Analogous

  1. #2859cd
  2. #4a28cd
  3. #9c28cd

Triadic

  1. #4a28cd
  2. #cd4a28
  3. #28cd4a

Tetradic

  1. #4a28cd
  2. #cd28ab
  3. #abcd28
  4. #28cd4a

Square

  1. #4a28cd
  2. #cd2859
  3. #abcd28
  4. #28cd9c

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0f4d
  2. #331c8d
  3. #4a28cd
  4. #7b61e0
  5. #b1a1ed

Shades

#4a28cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4a28cd
  2. #4324b9
  3. #3b20a4
  4. #341c90
  5. #2c187b
  6. #251467
  7. #1e1052
  8. #160c3e
  9. #0f0829
  10. #070415
  11. #000000

Tints

#4a28cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4a28cd
  2. #5c3ed2
  3. #6e53d7
  4. #8069dc
  5. #927ee1
  6. #a594e6
  7. #b7a9eb
  8. #c9bff0
  9. #dbd4f5
  10. #edeafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4a28cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4a28cd
  2. #4f31c5
  3. #553abe
  4. #5a42b6
  5. #604bae
  6. #6554a7
  7. #6a5d9f
  8. #706697
  9. #756e8f
  10. #7b7788
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c4192 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1d4ba3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4a28cd {
  color: #4a28cd;
}
Background
.bg-4a28cd {
  background-color: #4a28cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4a28cd {
  border: 2px solid #4a28cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4a28cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 40 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4a28cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a28cd, #9c28cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4a28cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 40 205 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.36 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.55 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.85 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.38 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.49 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.65 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.54 #b5d732 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Han Purple
#4a28cd  rgb(74, 40, 205)  hsl(252, 67%, 48%)  Han Purple
#abcd28  rgb(171, 205, 40)  hsl(72, 67%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#cd4a28  rgb(205, 74, 40)  hsl(12, 67%, 48%)  Sinopia
#28cd4a  rgb(40, 205, 74)  hsl(132, 67%, 48%)  Lime Green