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#4E21CC

#4e21cc ≈ Han Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e21cc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 12.94% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.76% cyan, 83.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 255.79°, with 72.15% saturation and 46.47% 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 8.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 5.46.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0707

Complementary

  1. #4e21cc
  2. #9fcc21

Split complementary

  1. #4e21cc
  2. #cca321
  3. #49cc21

Analogous

  1. #2149cc
  2. #4e21cc
  3. #a321cc

Triadic

  1. #4e21cc
  2. #cc4e21
  3. #21cc4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e21cc
  2. #cc219f
  3. #9fcc21
  4. #21cc4e

Square

  1. #4e21cc
  2. #cc2149
  3. #9fcc21
  4. #21cca3

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0c48
  2. #35168a
  3. #4e21cc
  4. #7b56e4
  5. #ae98ee

Shades

#4e21cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e21cc
  2. #461eb8
  3. #3e1aa3
  4. #37178f
  5. #2f147a
  6. #271166
  7. #1f0d52
  8. #170a3d
  9. #100729
  10. #080314
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e21cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e21cc
  2. #6037d1
  3. #714dd6
  4. #8364db
  5. #957ae0
  6. #a790e6
  7. #b8a6eb
  8. #cabcf0
  9. #dcd3f5
  10. #ede9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e21cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e21cc
  2. #532bc4
  3. #5834bd
  4. #5d3eb5
  5. #6247ae
  6. #6751a6
  7. #6c5a9e
  8. #716497
  9. #766d8f
  10. #7b7788
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c3e91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00587a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003aca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2948a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e21cc {
  color: #4e21cc;
}
Background
.bg-4e21cc {
  background-color: #4e21cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e21cc {
  border: 2px solid #4e21cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e21cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 33 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 72% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e21cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e21cc, #a321cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e21cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 33 204 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.46 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.47 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.82 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.03 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.29 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.42 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.61 #b1de33 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Han Purple
#4e21cc  rgb(78, 33, 204)  hsl(256, 72%, 46%)  Han Purple
#9fcc21  rgb(159, 204, 33)  hsl(76, 72%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#cc4e21  rgb(204, 78, 33)  hsl(16, 72%, 46%)  Sinopia
#21cc4e  rgb(33, 204, 78)  hsl(136, 72%, 46%)  Lime Green