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#4E2AC5

#4e2ac5 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e2ac5 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 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.41% cyan, 78.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 253.94°, with 64.85% saturation and 46.86% 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 8.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.82.

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Relative luminance0.0731

Complementary

  1. #4e2ac5
  2. #a1c52a

Split complementary

  1. #4e2ac5
  2. #c59c2a
  3. #53c52a

Analogous

  1. #2a53c5
  2. #4e2ac5
  3. #9c2ac5

Triadic

  1. #4e2ac5
  2. #c54e2a
  3. #2ac54e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2ac5
  2. #c52aa1
  3. #a1c52a
  4. #2ac54e

Square

  1. #4e2ac5
  2. #c52a53
  3. #a1c52a
  4. #2ac59c

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0f47
  2. #351d86
  3. #4e2ac5
  4. #7c5fdd
  5. #b09eea

Shades

#4e2ac5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2ac5
  2. #4626b1
  3. #3e229e
  4. #371d8a
  5. #2f1976
  6. #271563
  7. #1f114f
  8. #170d3b
  9. #100827
  10. #080414
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2ac5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2ac5
  2. #603fcb
  3. #7155d1
  4. #836ad6
  5. #957fdc
  6. #a795e2
  7. #b8aae8
  8. #cabfee
  9. #dcd4f3
  10. #edeaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2ac5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2ac5
  2. #5333be
  3. #583bb7
  4. #5d44b0
  5. #624ca9
  6. #6755a3
  7. #6c5e9c
  8. #716695
  9. #766f8e
  10. #7b7787
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d418d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005877 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003dc3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e4a9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2ac5 {
  color: #4e2ac5;
}
Background
.bg-4e2ac5 {
  background-color: #4e2ac5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2ac5 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2ac5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2ac5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 42 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 65% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2ac5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2ac5, #9c2ac5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2ac5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 42 197 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.82 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.20 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.51 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.62 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.87 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.89 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.11 #b1d53a Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e2ac5  rgb(78, 42, 197)  hsl(254, 65%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#a1c52a  rgb(161, 197, 42)  hsl(74, 65%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#c54e2a  rgb(197, 78, 42)  hsl(14, 65%, 47%)  Sinopia
#2ac54e  rgb(42, 197, 78)  hsl(134, 65%, 47%)  Lime Green