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#4B2CBC

#4b2cbc ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4b2cbc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 17.25% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.11% cyan, 76.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 252.92°, with 62.07% 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 8.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.34.

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Relative luminance0.0693

Complementary

  1. #4b2cbc
  2. #9dbc2c

Split complementary

  1. #4b2cbc
  2. #bc932c
  3. #55bc2c

Analogous

  1. #2c55bc
  2. #4b2cbc
  3. #932cbc

Triadic

  1. #4b2cbc
  2. #bc4b2c
  3. #2cbc4b

Tetradic

  1. #4b2cbc
  2. #bc2c9d
  3. #9dbc2c
  4. #2cbc4b

Square

  1. #4b2cbc
  2. #bc2c55
  3. #9dbc2c
  4. #2cbc93

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0f40
  2. #321d7e
  3. #4b2cbc
  4. #775cd9
  5. #aa9ae7

Shades

#4b2cbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b2cbc
  2. #4428a9
  3. #3c2396
  4. #351f84
  5. #2d1a71
  6. #26165e
  7. #1e124b
  8. #170d38
  9. #0f0926
  10. #080413
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b2cbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b2cbc
  2. #5d41c3
  3. #6f56c9
  4. #816bd0
  5. #9380d7
  6. #a596de
  7. #b7abe4
  8. #c9c0eb
  9. #dbd5f2
  10. #edeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b2cbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b2cbc
  2. #5034b6
  3. #563db0
  4. #5b45aa
  5. #604ea4
  6. #66569e
  7. #6b5e98
  8. #706792
  9. #756f8c
  10. #7b7886
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b4087 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005673 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003dba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d4896 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b2cbc {
  color: #4b2cbc;
}
Background
.bg-4b2cbc {
  background-color: #4b2cbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b2cbc {
  border: 2px solid #4b2cbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b2cbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 44 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 62% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b2cbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b2cbc, #932cbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b2cbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 44 188 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.34 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.03 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.95 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.43 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.50 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.57 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.67 #b4d343 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4b2cbc  rgb(75, 44, 188)  hsl(253, 62%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#9dbc2c  rgb(157, 188, 44)  hsl(73, 62%, 45%)  Apple Green
#bc4b2c  rgb(188, 75, 44)  hsl(13, 62%, 45%)  Rust
#2cbc4b  rgb(44, 188, 75)  hsl(133, 62%, 45%)  Lime Green