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#4D38BF

#4d38bf ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4d38bf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 21.96% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.69% cyan, 70.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 249.33°, with 54.66% saturation and 48.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 2.93.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0817

Complementary

  1. #4d38bf
  2. #aabf38

Split complementary

  1. #4d38bf
  2. #bf9038
  3. #67bf38

Analogous

  1. #3867bf
  2. #4d38bf
  3. #9038bf

Triadic

  1. #4d38bf
  2. #bf4d38
  3. #38bf4d

Tetradic

  1. #4d38bf
  2. #bf38aa
  3. #aabf38
  4. #38bf4d

Square

  1. #4d38bf
  2. #bf3867
  3. #aabf38
  4. #38bf90

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1549
  2. #352784
  3. #4d38bf
  4. #7f6fd5
  5. #b3aae6

Shades

#4d38bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d38bf
  2. #4532ac
  3. #3e2d99
  4. #362786
  5. #2e2273
  6. #271c60
  7. #1f164c
  8. #171139
  9. #0f0b26
  10. #080613
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d38bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d38bf
  2. #5f4cc5
  3. #7160cc
  4. #8274d2
  5. #9488d9
  6. #a69cdf
  7. #b8afe5
  8. #cac3ec
  9. #dbd7f2
  10. #edebf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d38bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d38bf
  2. #523fb9
  3. #5746b2
  4. #5c4eac
  5. #6155a6
  6. #675ca0
  7. #6c6399
  8. #716a93
  9. #76728d
  10. #7b7986
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f488b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004cbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0045bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2f5099 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d38bf {
  color: #4d38bf;
}
Background
.bg-4d38bf {
  background-color: #4d38bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4d38bf {
  border: 2px solid #4d38bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d38bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 56 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 55% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d38bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d38bf, #9038bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d38bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 56 191 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 2.93 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.21 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.67 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.40 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.59 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.81 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.88 #b2c740 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4d38bf  rgb(77, 56, 191)  hsl(249, 55%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#aabf38  rgb(170, 191, 56)  hsl(69, 55%, 48%)  Apple Green
#bf4d38  rgb(191, 77, 56)  hsl(9, 55%, 48%)  Persian Red
#38bf4d  rgb(56, 191, 77)  hsl(129, 55%, 48%)  Lime Green