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#4C2ECB

#4c2ecb ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4c2ecb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 18.04% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.56% cyan, 77.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 251.46°, with 63.05% saturation and 48.82% 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 8.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.38.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.078

Complementary

  1. #4c2ecb
  2. #adcb2e

Split complementary

  1. #4c2ecb
  2. #cb9a2e
  3. #5fcb2e

Analogous

  1. #2e5fcb
  2. #4c2ecb
  3. #9a2ecb

Triadic

  1. #4c2ecb
  2. #cb4c2e
  3. #2ecb4c

Tetradic

  1. #4c2ecb
  2. #cb2ead
  3. #adcb2e
  4. #2ecb4c

Square

  1. #4c2ecb
  2. #cb2e5f
  3. #adcb2e
  4. #2ecb9a

Monochromatic

  1. #1d124e
  2. #35208d
  3. #4c2ecb
  4. #7f69dd
  5. #b4a7eb

Shades

#4c2ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c2ecb
  2. #4429b7
  3. #3d25a2
  4. #35208e
  5. #2e1c7a
  6. #261766
  7. #1e1251
  8. #170e3d
  9. #0f0929
  10. #080514
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c2ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c2ecb
  2. #5e43d0
  3. #7058d5
  4. #826ddb
  5. #9482e0
  6. #a697e5
  7. #b7abea
  8. #c9c0ef
  9. #dbd5f5
  10. #edeafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c2ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c2ecb
  2. #5136c4
  3. #563ebc
  4. #5c47b5
  5. #614fad
  6. #6657a6
  7. #6b5f9e
  8. #706797
  9. #76708f
  10. #7b7888
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e4492 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #244ea2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c2ecb {
  color: #4c2ecb;
}
Background
.bg-4c2ecb {
  background-color: #4c2ecb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4c2ecb {
  border: 2px solid #4c2ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c2ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 46 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c2ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c2ecb, #9a2ecb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c2ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 46 203 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.38 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.61 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.11 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.20 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.55 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.43 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.69 #b3d134 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4c2ecb  rgb(76, 46, 203)  hsl(251, 63%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#adcb2e  rgb(173, 203, 46)  hsl(71, 63%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#cb4c2e  rgb(203, 76, 46)  hsl(11, 63%, 49%)  Sinopia
#2ecb4c  rgb(46, 203, 76)  hsl(131, 63%, 49%)  Lime Green