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#4E2AC2

#4e2ac2 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e2ac2 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 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.79% cyan, 78.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 254.21°, with 64.41% saturation and 46.27% 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 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.76.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0717

Complementary

  1. #4e2ac2
  2. #9ec22a

Split complementary

  1. #4e2ac2
  2. #c29a2a
  3. #52c22a

Analogous

  1. #2a52c2
  2. #4e2ac2
  3. #9a2ac2

Triadic

  1. #4e2ac2
  2. #c24e2a
  3. #2ac24e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2ac2
  2. #c22a9e
  3. #9ec22a
  4. #2ac24e

Square

  1. #4e2ac2
  2. #c22a52
  3. #9ec22a
  4. #2ac29a

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0f44
  2. #351c83
  3. #4e2ac2
  4. #7b5ddc
  5. #ae9ce9

Shades

#4e2ac2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2ac2
  2. #4626af
  3. #3e229b
  4. #371d88
  5. #2f1974
  6. #271561
  7. #1f114e
  8. #170d3a
  9. #100827
  10. #080413
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2ac2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2ac2
  2. #603fc8
  3. #7155ce
  4. #836ad4
  5. #957fda
  6. #a795e1
  7. #b8aae7
  8. #cabfed
  9. #dcd4f3
  10. #edeaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2ac2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2ac2
  2. #5333bb
  3. #583bb5
  4. #5d44ae
  5. #624ca8
  6. #6755a1
  7. #6c5e9a
  8. #716694
  9. #766f8d
  10. #7b7787
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d418b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005776 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003dc0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2f499a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2ac2 {
  color: #4e2ac2;
}
Background
.bg-4e2ac2 {
  background-color: #4e2ac2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2ac2 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2ac2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2ac2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 42 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 64% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2ac2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2ac2, #9a2ac2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2ac2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 42 194 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.76 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.57 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.58 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.86 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.87 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.17 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.88 #b1d53d Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e2ac2  rgb(78, 42, 194)  hsl(254, 64%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#9ec22a  rgb(158, 194, 42)  hsl(74, 64%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#c24e2a  rgb(194, 78, 42)  hsl(14, 64%, 46%)  Sinopia
#2ac24e  rgb(42, 194, 78)  hsl(134, 64%, 46%)  Lime Green