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#4E2AB4

#4e2ab4 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e2ab4 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 16.47% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.67% cyan, 76.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 255.65°, with 62.16% saturation and 43.53% 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 9.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.79.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0657

Complementary

  1. #4e2ab4
  2. #90b42a

Split complementary

  1. #4e2ab4
  2. #b4932a
  3. #4bb42a

Analogous

  1. #2a4bb4
  2. #4e2ab4
  3. #932ab4

Triadic

  1. #4e2ab4
  2. #b44e2a
  3. #2ab44e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2ab4
  2. #b42a90
  3. #90b42a
  4. #2ab44e

Square

  1. #4e2ab4
  2. #b42a4b
  3. #90b42a
  4. #2ab493

Monochromatic

  1. #180d38
  2. #331c76
  3. #4e2ab4
  4. #7654d7
  5. #a792e5

Shades

#4e2ab4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2ab4
  2. #4626a2
  3. #3e2290
  4. #371d7e
  5. #2f196c
  6. #27155a
  7. #1f1148
  8. #170d36
  9. #100824
  10. #080412
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2ab4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2ab4
  2. #603fbc
  3. #7155c3
  4. #836acb
  5. #957fd2
  6. #a795da
  7. #b8aae1
  8. #cabfe9
  9. #dcd4f0
  10. #edeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2ab4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2ab4
  2. #5333af
  3. #583baa
  4. #5d44a4
  5. #624c9f
  6. #67559a
  7. #6c5e95
  8. #716690
  9. #766f8a
  10. #7b7785
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3e82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cb8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1d516e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #37458f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2ab4 {
  color: #4e2ab4;
}
Background
.bg-4e2ab4 {
  background-color: #4e2ab4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2ab4 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2ab4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2ab4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 42 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 62% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2ab4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2ab4, #932ab4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2ab4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 42 180 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.79 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.66 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.76 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.87 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.15 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.65 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.75 #b1d54b Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e2ab4  rgb(78, 42, 180)  hsl(256, 62%, 44%)  Ocean Blue
#90b42a  rgb(144, 180, 42)  hsl(76, 62%, 44%)  Apple Green
#b44e2a  rgb(180, 78, 42)  hsl(16, 62%, 44%)  Rust
#2ab44e  rgb(42, 180, 78)  hsl(136, 62%, 44%)  Medium Sea Green