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#4A2BBD

#4a2bbd ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4a2bbd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 16.86% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.85% cyan, 77.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 252.74°, with 62.93% saturation and 45.49% 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 8.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.55.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0686

Complementary

  1. #4a2bbd
  2. #9ebd2b

Split complementary

  1. #4a2bbd
  2. #bd932b
  3. #55bd2b

Analogous

  1. #2b55bd
  2. #4a2bbd
  3. #932bbd

Triadic

  1. #4a2bbd
  2. #bd4a2b
  3. #2bbd4a

Tetradic

  1. #4a2bbd
  2. #bd2b9e
  3. #9ebd2b
  4. #2bbd4a

Square

  1. #4a2bbd
  2. #bd2b55
  3. #9ebd2b
  4. #2bbd93

Monochromatic

  1. #190f40
  2. #321d7f
  3. #4a2bbd
  4. #765bda
  5. #aa99e8

Shades

#4a2bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4a2bbd
  2. #4327aa
  3. #3b2297
  4. #341e84
  5. #2c1a71
  6. #25165f
  7. #1e114c
  8. #160d39
  9. #0f0926
  10. #070413
  11. #000000

Tints

#4a2bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4a2bbd
  2. #5c40c4
  3. #6e55ca
  4. #806bd1
  5. #9280d7
  6. #a595de
  7. #b7aae5
  8. #c9bfeb
  9. #dbd5f2
  10. #edeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4a2bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4a2bbd
  2. #4f34b7
  3. #553cb1
  4. #5a45ab
  5. #604da5
  6. #65569f
  7. #6a5e98
  8. #706792
  9. #756f8c
  10. #7b7886
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a4088 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005673 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a4896 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4a2bbd {
  color: #4a2bbd;
}
Background
.bg-4a2bbd {
  background-color: #4a2bbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4a2bbd {
  border: 2px solid #4a2bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4a2bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 43 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4a2bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a2bbd, #932bbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4a2bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 43 189 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.55 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.04 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.71 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.33 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.51 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.51 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.62 #b5d442 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4a2bbd  rgb(74, 43, 189)  hsl(253, 63%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#9ebd2b  rgb(158, 189, 43)  hsl(73, 63%, 45%)  Apple Green
#bd4a2b  rgb(189, 74, 43)  hsl(13, 63%, 45%)  Sinopia
#2bbd4a  rgb(43, 189, 74)  hsl(133, 63%, 45%)  Lime Green