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#4B2BB5

#4b2bb5 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4b2bb5 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 16.86% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.56% cyan, 76.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 253.91°, with 61.61% saturation and 43.92% 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 9.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.58.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.0656

Complementary

  1. #4b2bb5
  2. #95b52b

Split complementary

  1. #4b2bb5
  2. #b5902b
  3. #50b52b

Analogous

  1. #2b50b5
  2. #4b2bb5
  3. #902bb5

Triadic

  1. #4b2bb5
  2. #b54b2b
  3. #2bb54b

Tetradic

  1. #4b2bb5
  2. #b52b95
  3. #95b52b
  4. #2bb54b

Square

  1. #4b2bb5
  2. #b52b50
  3. #95b52b
  4. #2bb590

Monochromatic

  1. #180e39
  2. #311c77
  3. #4b2bb5
  4. #7456d7
  5. #a794e5

Shades

#4b2bb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b2bb5
  2. #4427a3
  3. #3c2291
  4. #351e7f
  5. #2d1a6d
  6. #26165b
  7. #1e1148
  8. #170d36
  9. #0f0924
  10. #080412
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b2bb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b2bb5
  2. #5d40bc
  3. #6f55c4
  4. #816bcb
  5. #9380d3
  6. #a595da
  7. #b7aae1
  8. #c9bfe9
  9. #dbd5f0
  10. #edeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b2bb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b2bb5
  2. #5034b0
  3. #563caa
  4. #5b45a5
  5. #604da0
  6. #66569b
  7. #6b5e95
  8. #706790
  9. #756f8b
  10. #7b7885
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493f82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cb9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0d526f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041b7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bb3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #314690 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b2bb5 {
  color: #4b2bb5;
}
Background
.bg-4b2bb5 {
  background-color: #4b2bb5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b2bb5 {
  border: 2px solid #4b2bb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b2bb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 43 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 62% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b2bb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b2bb5, #902bb5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b2bb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 43 181 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.58 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.27 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.00 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.02 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.23 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.31 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.47 #b4d44a Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4b2bb5  rgb(75, 43, 181)  hsl(254, 62%, 44%)  Ocean Blue
#95b52b  rgb(149, 181, 43)  hsl(74, 62%, 44%)  Apple Green
#b54b2b  rgb(181, 75, 43)  hsl(14, 62%, 44%)  Rust
#2bb54b  rgb(43, 181, 75)  hsl(134, 62%, 44%)  Medium Sea Green