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#4A2EA3

#4a2ea3 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4a2ea3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 18.04% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.6% cyan, 71.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 254.36°, with 55.98% saturation and 40.98% 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 9.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.71.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0605

Complementary

  1. #4a2ea3
  2. #87a32e

Split complementary

  1. #4a2ea3
  2. #a3852e
  3. #4ca32e

Analogous

  1. #2e4ca3
  2. #4a2ea3
  3. #852ea3

Triadic

  1. #4a2ea3
  2. #a34a2e
  3. #2ea34a

Tetradic

  1. #4a2ea3
  2. #a32e87
  3. #87a32e
  4. #2ea34a

Square

  1. #4a2ea3
  2. #a32e4c
  3. #87a32e
  4. #2ea385

Monochromatic

  1. #140c2c
  2. #2f1d67
  3. #4a2ea3
  4. #6e50ce
  5. #9f8cde

Shades

#4a2ea3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4a2ea3
  2. #432993
  3. #3b2582
  4. #342072
  5. #2c1c62
  6. #251752
  7. #1e1241
  8. #160e31
  9. #0f0921
  10. #070510
  11. #000000

Tints

#4a2ea3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4a2ea3
  2. #5c43ac
  3. #6e58b5
  4. #806dbf
  5. #9282c8
  6. #a597d1
  7. #b7abda
  8. #c9c0e3
  9. #dbd5ed
  10. #edeaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4a2ea3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4a2ea3
  2. #4f36a0
  3. #553e9c
  4. #5a4799
  5. #604f95
  6. #655792
  7. #6a5f8e
  8. #70678b
  9. #757087
  10. #7b7884
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473d77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #254d65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #123fa5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #133ba2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #374382 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4a2ea3 {
  color: #4a2ea3;
}
Background
.bg-4a2ea3 {
  background-color: #4a2ea3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4a2ea3 {
  border: 2px solid #4a2ea3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4a2ea3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 46 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 56% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4a2ea3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a2ea3, #852ea3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4a2ea3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 46 163 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.71 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.83 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.22 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.24 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.77 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.81 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.44 #b5d15c Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4a2ea3  rgb(74, 46, 163)  hsl(254, 56%, 41%)  Ocean Blue
#87a32e  rgb(135, 163, 46)  hsl(74, 56%, 41%)  Apple Green
#a34a2e  rgb(163, 74, 46)  hsl(14, 56%, 41%)  Sienna
#2ea34a  rgb(46, 163, 74)  hsl(134, 56%, 41%)  Shamrock Green