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#4E37EA

#4e37ea ≈ Han Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e37ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 21.57% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 76.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 247.71°, with 81% saturation and 56.67% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 3.97.

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Relative luminance0.1029

Complementary

  1. #4e37ea
  2. #d3ea37

Split complementary

  1. #4e37ea
  2. #eaa837
  3. #7aea37

Analogous

  1. #377aea
  2. #4e37ea
  3. #a837ea

Triadic

  1. #4e37ea
  2. #ea4e37
  3. #37ea4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e37ea
  2. #ea37d3
  3. #d3ea37
  4. #37ea4e

Square

  1. #4e37ea
  2. #ea377a
  3. #d3ea37
  4. #37eaa8

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0d7b
  2. #2a14c0
  3. #4e37ea
  4. #8b7cf1
  5. #c9c1f9

Shades

#4e37ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e37ea
  2. #4632d3
  3. #3e2cbb
  4. #3727a4
  5. #2f218c
  6. #271c75
  7. #1f165e
  8. #171146
  9. #100b2f
  10. #080617
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e37ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e37ea
  2. #604bec
  3. #715fee
  4. #8373f0
  5. #9587f2
  6. #a79bf5
  7. #b8aff7
  8. #cac3f9
  9. #dcd7fb
  10. #edebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e37ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e37ea
  2. #533edf
  3. #5846d5
  4. #5d4dca
  5. #6254c0
  6. #675cb5
  7. #6c63aa
  8. #716aa0
  9. #767195
  10. #7b798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #564ea8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0053ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0049e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005cbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e37ea {
  color: #4e37ea;
}
Background
.bg-4e37ea {
  background-color: #4e37ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e37ea {
  border: 2px solid #4e37ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e37ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 55 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e37ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e37ea, #a837ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e37ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 55 234 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.97 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.49 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.75 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.08 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.21 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.71 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.02 #b1c815 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Han Purple
#4e37ea  rgb(78, 55, 234)  hsl(248, 81%, 57%)  Han Purple
#d3ea37  rgb(211, 234, 55)  hsl(68, 81%, 57%)  Pear
#ea4e37  rgb(234, 78, 55)  hsl(8, 81%, 57%)  Cinnabar
#37ea4e  rgb(55, 234, 78)  hsl(128, 81%, 57%)  Malachite