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#5E23EA

#5e23ea ≈ Han Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#5e23ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.86% red, 13.73% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.83% cyan, 85.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 257.79°, with 82.57% saturation and 52.75% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 1.97.

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Relative luminance0.0952

Complementary

  1. #5e23ea
  2. #afea23

Split complementary

  1. #5e23ea
  2. #eac223
  3. #4cea23

Analogous

  1. #234cea
  2. #5e23ea
  3. #c223ea

Triadic

  1. #5e23ea
  2. #ea5e23
  3. #23ea5e

Tetradic

  1. #5e23ea
  2. #ea23af
  3. #afea23
  4. #23ea5e

Square

  1. #5e23ea
  2. #ea234c
  3. #afea23
  4. #23eac2

Monochromatic

  1. #270a6a
  2. #4011b0
  3. #5e23ea
  4. #9169f1
  5. #c4aff7

Shades

#5e23ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5e23ea
  2. #5520d3
  3. #4b1cbb
  4. #4219a4
  5. #38158c
  6. #2f1275
  7. #260e5e
  8. #1c0b46
  9. #13072f
  10. #090417
  11. #000000

Tints

#5e23ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5e23ea
  2. #6e39ec
  3. #7e4fee
  4. #8e65f0
  5. #9e7bf2
  6. #af91f5
  7. #bfa7f7
  8. #cfbdf9
  9. #dfd3fb
  10. #efe9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5e23ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5e23ea
  2. #612cdf
  3. #6536d5
  4. #683fca
  5. #6c48c0
  6. #6f52b5
  7. #725baa
  8. #7664a0
  9. #796d95
  10. #7d778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a47a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00648c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ced ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0043e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3852b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5e23ea {
  color: #5e23ea;
}
Background
.bg-5e23ea {
  background-color: #5e23ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5e23ea {
  border: 2px solid #5e23ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5e23ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 94 35 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5e23ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5e23ea, #c223ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5e23ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(94 35 234 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 1.97 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 3.22 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.73 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.65 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.57 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.90 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.17 #a1dc15 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#5e23ea  rgb(94, 35, 234)  hsl(258, 83%, 53%)  Han Purple
#afea23  rgb(175, 234, 35)  hsl(78, 83%, 53%)  Spring Bud
#ea5e23  rgb(234, 94, 35)  hsl(18, 83%, 53%)  Flame
#23ea5e  rgb(35, 234, 94)  hsl(138, 83%, 53%)  Malachite