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#4E29AE

#4e29ae ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e29ae is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 16.08% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.17% cyan, 76.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 256.69°, with 61.86% saturation and 42.16% 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 9.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 6.15.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0626

Complementary

  1. #4e29ae
  2. #89ae29

Split complementary

  1. #4e29ae
  2. #ae9129
  3. #47ae29

Analogous

  1. #2947ae
  2. #4e29ae
  3. #9129ae

Triadic

  1. #4e29ae
  2. #ae4e29
  3. #29ae4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e29ae
  2. #ae2989
  3. #89ae29
  4. #29ae4e

Square

  1. #4e29ae
  2. #ae2947
  3. #89ae29
  4. #29ae91

Monochromatic

  1. #160c32
  2. #321a70
  3. #4e29ae
  4. #744ed5
  5. #a58ce4

Shades

#4e29ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e29ae
  2. #46259d
  3. #3e218b
  4. #371d7a
  5. #2f1968
  6. #271557
  7. #1f1046
  8. #170c34
  9. #100823
  10. #080411
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e29ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e29ae
  2. #603eb6
  3. #7154be
  4. #8369c6
  5. #957fce
  6. #a794d7
  7. #b8a9df
  8. #cabfe7
  9. #dcd4ef
  10. #edeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e29ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e29ae
  2. #5332a9
  3. #583aa5
  4. #5d43a0
  5. #624c9c
  6. #675597
  7. #6c5d92
  8. #71668e
  9. #766f89
  10. #7b7785
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a3d7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ab2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #254e6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #033aad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #39428a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e29ae {
  color: #4e29ae;
}
Background
.bg-4e29ae {
  background-color: #4e29ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e29ae {
  border: 2px solid #4e29ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e29ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 41 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 62% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e29ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e29ae, #9129ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e29ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 41 174 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.15 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.23 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.53 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.13 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.34 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.39 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.76 #b1d651 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e29ae  rgb(78, 41, 174)  hsl(257, 62%, 42%)  Ocean Blue
#89ae29  rgb(137, 174, 41)  hsl(77, 62%, 42%)  Apple Green
#ae4e29  rgb(174, 78, 41)  hsl(17, 62%, 42%)  Sienna
#29ae4e  rgb(41, 174, 78)  hsl(137, 62%, 42%)  Medium Sea Green