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#4E28E1

#4e28e1 ≈ Han Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e28e1 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 15.69% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.33% cyan, 82.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 252.32°, with 75.51% saturation and 51.96% 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 7.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 2.93.

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Relative luminance0.0857

Complementary

  1. #4e28e1
  2. #bbe128

Split complementary

  1. #4e28e1
  2. #e1aa28
  3. #5fe128

Analogous

  1. #285fe1
  2. #4e28e1
  3. #aa28e1

Triadic

  1. #4e28e1
  2. #e14e28
  3. #28e14e

Tetradic

  1. #4e28e1
  2. #e128bb
  3. #bbe128
  4. #28e14e

Square

  1. #4e28e1
  2. #e1285f
  3. #bbe128
  4. #28e1aa

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0e62
  2. #3417a5
  3. #4e28e1
  4. #856bea
  5. #bdaef4

Shades

#4e28e1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e28e1
  2. #4624cb
  3. #3e20b4
  4. #371c9e
  5. #2f1887
  6. #271471
  7. #1f105a
  8. #170c44
  9. #10082d
  10. #080417
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e28e1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e28e1
  2. #603ee4
  3. #7153e7
  4. #8369ea
  5. #957eed
  6. #a794f0
  7. #b8a9f3
  8. #cabff6
  9. #dcd4f9
  10. #edeafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e28e1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e28e1
  2. #5331d7
  3. #583ace
  4. #5d42c4
  5. #624bba
  6. #6754b1
  7. #6c5da7
  8. #71669d
  9. #766e93
  10. #7b778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5145a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004bde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006387 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ae4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1252b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e28e1 {
  color: #4e28e1;
}
Background
.bg-4e28e1 {
  background-color: #4e28e1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e28e1 {
  border: 2px solid #4e28e1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e28e1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 40 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 76% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e28e1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e28e1, #aa28e1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e28e1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 40 225 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.93 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.74 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.82 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.32 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.35 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.96 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.99 #b1d71e Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#4e28e1  rgb(78, 40, 225)  hsl(252, 76%, 52%)  Han Purple
#bbe128  rgb(187, 225, 40)  hsl(72, 76%, 52%)  Pear
#e14e28  rgb(225, 78, 40)  hsl(12, 76%, 52%)  Flame
#28e14e  rgb(40, 225, 78)  hsl(132, 76%, 52%)  Malachite