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Named color

Han Purple

Han Purple color #5218FA: RGB 82, 24, 250 and HSL 255°, 96%, 54%. Explore its cool purple profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#5218FA purple cool vibrant
HEX #5218FA
RGB rgb(82, 24, 250)
HSL hsl(255 96% 54%)
CMYK cmyk(67, 90, 0, 2)
Luminance 0.0935
Contrast Black 2.87:1White 7.32:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-han-purple: #5218FA;
.bg-han-purple { background-color: #5218FA; }
.text-han-purple { color: #5218FA; }
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Color history, meaning and use · Editorially reviewed

About Han Purple Color

Han purple, also called Chinese purple, is a synthetic barium copper silicate developed in ancient China at least two millennia ago. Getty conservation research records its use with the related Han blue on pottery, metal objects, wall paintings, beads, and pigment sticks, especially around the Qin and Han periods. Producing it required controlled raw materials, fluxes, temperature, and firing conditions rather than simply grinding a naturally purple stone.

The digital swatch captures the family’s saturated blue-violet impression, not the variable appearance of an archaeological paint layer. Han purple can fade or decompose, particularly with acid or heat, while particle size, binder, aging, and illumination alter what survives. In contemporary palettes it creates a historically resonant accent beside mineral blue, clay, bronze, and restrained neutrals.

This HEX is a modern visual reference, not a chemical match, conservation identification, synthesis recipe, or claim about an artifact’s original appearance.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Han Purple against black and white text.

Black text2.87:1AA Fail
White text7.32:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text options#FFFFFF
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Downloadable color reference infographic

Han Purple Color Reference Infographic

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Han Purple color reference infographic showing #5218FA, RGB and HSL values, a coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast.
Han Purple color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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Color Harmonies

#C2FA19#C2FA19#1951FA#1951FA#C219FA#C219FA#FA5119#FA5119#19FA51#19FA51
Open full Han Purple harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#9573FC#9573FC#3004B4#3004B4#4F14FF#4F14FF#5E33E1#5E33E1#B49EF5#B49EF5#6E3DFF#6E3DFF

Pairings

White#FFFFFF#C2FA19#C2FA19#1951FA#1951FA#C219FA#C219FAMatte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0935
Black text2.87:1AA Fail
White text7.32:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
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Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#5218FA",
  "rgb": [
    82,
    24,
    250
  ],
  "hsl": [
    255,
    96,
    54
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    67,
    90,
    0,
    2
  ],
  "luminance": 0.0935,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 2.87,
    "white": 7.32
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#C2FA19",
  "analogous": [
    "#1951FA",
    "#C219FA"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#FA5119",
    "#19FA51"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#FA1951",
    "#C2FA19",
    "#19FAC2"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#FAC219",
    "#51FA19"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#9573FC",
    "#5218FA",
    "#3004B4"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#9573FC",
  "dark": "#3004B4",
  "saturated": "#4F14FF",
  "desaturated": "#5E33E1",
  "pastel": "#B49EF5",
  "neon": "#6E3DFF"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#C2FA19",
    "#1951FA",
    "#C219FA"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#5E33E1",
    "#9573FC"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#9573FC",
    "#5E33E1"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "uv-purple",
    "blue-violet",
    "cobalt-violet",
    "iris",
    "neon-blue"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "han-purple"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "blue-vs-han-purple",
    "han-purple-vs-blue-violet",
    "han-purple-vs-uv-purple"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/purple",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/han-purple",
    "/wcag/han-purple",
    "/css/colors/han-purple",
    "/hex/5218fa",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/purple",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/han-purple"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/uv-purple",
      "/colors/blue-violet",
      "/colors/cobalt-violet",
      "/colors/iris",
      "/colors/neon-blue",
      "/compare/blue-vs-han-purple",
      "/compare/han-purple-vs-blue-violet",
      "/compare/han-purple-vs-uv-purple",
      "/harmonies/han-purple",
      "/wcag/han-purple",
      "/css/colors/han-purple",
      "/hex/5218fa",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "han-purple",
  "name": "Han Purple",
  "hex": "#5218FA",
  "uses": [
    "historical references",
    "pigment palettes",
    "cultural color systems"
  ],
  "psychology": {
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      "craft",
      "specificity"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "museum design",
      "education",
      "editorial research",
      "cultural references"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
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    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
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  "origin": {
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    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "purple",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
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  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
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    24,
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  ],
  "hsl": [
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    96,
    54
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    90,
    0,
    2
  ],
  "luminance": 0.0935,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 2.87,
    "white": 7.32
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#C2FA19",
    "analogous": [
      "#1951FA",
      "#C219FA"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#FA5119",
      "#19FA51"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#FA1951",
      "#C2FA19",
      "#19FAC2"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#FAC219",
      "#51FA19"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#9573FC",
      "#5218FA",
      "#3004B4"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
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    "dark": "#3004B4",
    "saturated": "#4F14FF",
    "desaturated": "#5E33E1",
    "pastel": "#B49EF5",
    "neon": "#6E3DFF"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-han-purple: #5218FA;",
    "utility": ".bg-han-purple { background-color: #5218FA; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-han-purple { color: #5218FA; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
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    "cobalt-violet",
    "iris",
    "neon-blue"
  ],
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    "han-purple"
  ],
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    "blue-vs-han-purple",
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    "han-purple-vs-uv-purple"
  ],
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
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    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
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    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
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    ],
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    ],
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      "/colors/cobalt-violet",
      "/colors/iris",
      "/colors/neon-blue",
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      "/compare/han-purple-vs-blue-violet",
      "/compare/han-purple-vs-uv-purple",
      "/harmonies/han-purple",
      "/wcag/han-purple",
      "/css/colors/han-purple",
      "/hex/5218fa",
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      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
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      "#FFFFFF",
      "#C2FA19",
      "#1951FA",
      "#C219FA"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#5E33E1",
      "#9573FC"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#9573FC",
      "#5E33E1"
    ]
  }
}
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