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#4E28B7

#4e28b7 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e28b7 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 15.69% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.38% cyan, 78.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 255.94°, with 64.13% saturation and 43.73% 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 9.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 6.12.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0656

Complementary

  1. #4e28b7
  2. #91b728

Split complementary

  1. #4e28b7
  2. #b79628
  3. #4ab728

Analogous

  1. #284ab7
  2. #4e28b7
  3. #9628b7

Triadic

  1. #4e28b7
  2. #b74e28
  3. #28b74e

Tetradic

  1. #4e28b7
  2. #b72891
  3. #91b728
  4. #28b74e

Square

  1. #4e28b7
  2. #b7284a
  3. #91b728
  4. #28b796

Monochromatic

  1. #180d39
  2. #331a78
  3. #4e28b7
  4. #7652d9
  5. #a891e7

Shades

#4e28b7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e28b7
  2. #4624a5
  3. #3e2092
  4. #371c80
  5. #2f186e
  6. #27145c
  7. #1f1049
  8. #170c37
  9. #100825
  10. #080412
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e28b7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e28b7
  2. #603ebe
  3. #7153c5
  4. #8369cd
  5. #957ed4
  6. #a794db
  7. #b8a9e2
  8. #cabfe9
  9. #dcd4f1
  10. #edeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e28b7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e28b7
  2. #5331b2
  3. #583aac
  4. #5d42a7
  5. #624ba1
  6. #67549c
  7. #6c5d96
  8. #716691
  9. #766e8b
  10. #7b7786
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3e83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #18526f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bb5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #354591 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e28b7 {
  color: #4e28b7;
}
Background
.bg-4e28b7 {
  background-color: #4e28b7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e28b7 {
  border: 2px solid #4e28b7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e28b7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 40 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 64% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e28b7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e28b7, #9628b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e28b7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 40 183 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.12 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.78 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.91 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.99 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.19 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.56 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.98 #b1d748 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e28b7  rgb(78, 40, 183)  hsl(256, 64%, 44%)  Ocean Blue
#91b728  rgb(145, 183, 40)  hsl(76, 64%, 44%)  Apple Green
#b74e28  rgb(183, 78, 40)  hsl(16, 64%, 44%)  Rust
#28b74e  rgb(40, 183, 78)  hsl(136, 64%, 44%)  Medium Sea Green