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#4B2EBC

#4b2ebc ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4b2ebc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 18.04% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.11% cyan, 75.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 252.25°, with 60.68% saturation and 45.88% 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 8.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 4.94.

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Relative luminance0.0708

Complementary

  1. #4b2ebc
  2. #9fbc2e

Split complementary

  1. #4b2ebc
  2. #bc922e
  3. #58bc2e

Analogous

  1. #2e58bc
  2. #4b2ebc
  3. #922ebc

Triadic

  1. #4b2ebc
  2. #bc4b2e
  3. #2ebc4b

Tetradic

  1. #4b2ebc
  2. #bc2e9f
  3. #9fbc2e
  4. #2ebc4b

Square

  1. #4b2ebc
  2. #bc2e58
  3. #9fbc2e
  4. #2ebc92

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1041
  2. #321f7f
  3. #4b2ebc
  4. #775fd8
  5. #ab9ce7

Shades

#4b2ebc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b2ebc
  2. #4429a9
  3. #3c2596
  4. #352084
  5. #2d1c71
  6. #26175e
  7. #1e124b
  8. #170e38
  9. #0f0926
  10. #080513
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b2ebc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b2ebc
  2. #5d43c3
  3. #6f58c9
  4. #816dd0
  5. #9382d7
  6. #a597de
  7. #b7abe4
  8. #c9c0eb
  9. #dbd5f2
  10. #edeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b2ebc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b2ebc
  2. #5036b6
  3. #563eb0
  4. #5b47aa
  5. #604fa4
  6. #66579e
  7. #6b5f98
  8. #706792
  9. #75708c
  10. #7b7886
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b4187 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005673 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003eba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d4996 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b2ebc {
  color: #4b2ebc;
}
Background
.bg-4b2ebc {
  background-color: #4b2ebc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b2ebc {
  border: 2px solid #4b2ebc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b2ebc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 46 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b2ebc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b2ebc, #922ebc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b2ebc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 46 188 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.94 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.79 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.26 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.36 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.46 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.54 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.64 #b4d143 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4b2ebc  rgb(75, 46, 188)  hsl(252, 61%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#9fbc2e  rgb(159, 188, 46)  hsl(72, 61%, 46%)  Apple Green
#bc4b2e  rgb(188, 75, 46)  hsl(12, 61%, 46%)  Rust
#2ebc4b  rgb(46, 188, 75)  hsl(132, 61%, 46%)  Lime Green