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#4E2AC7

#4e2ac7 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e2ac7 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 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.8% cyan, 78.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 253.76°, with 65.15% saturation and 47.25% 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 8.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.87.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.074

Complementary

  1. #4e2ac7
  2. #a3c72a

Split complementary

  1. #4e2ac7
  2. #c79c2a
  3. #54c72a

Analogous

  1. #2a54c7
  2. #4e2ac7
  3. #9c2ac7

Triadic

  1. #4e2ac7
  2. #c74e2a
  3. #2ac74e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2ac7
  2. #c72aa3
  3. #a3c72a
  4. #2ac74e

Square

  1. #4e2ac7
  2. #c72a54
  3. #a3c72a
  4. #2ac79c

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0f49
  2. #351d88
  3. #4e2ac7
  4. #7d60dd
  5. #b19feb

Shades

#4e2ac7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2ac7
  2. #4626b3
  3. #3e229f
  4. #371d8b
  5. #2f1977
  6. #271564
  7. #1f1150
  8. #170d3c
  9. #100828
  10. #080414
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2ac7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2ac7
  2. #603fcd
  3. #7155d2
  4. #836ad8
  5. #957fdd
  6. #a795e3
  7. #b8aae9
  8. #cabfee
  9. #dcd4f4
  10. #edeaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2ac7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2ac7
  2. #5333c0
  3. #583bb9
  4. #5d44b2
  5. #624cab
  6. #6755a4
  7. #6c5e9c
  8. #716695
  9. #766f8e
  10. #7b7787
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d418f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005979 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ec5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c4a9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2ac7 {
  color: #4e2ac7;
}
Background
.bg-4e2ac7 {
  background-color: #4e2ac7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2ac7 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2ac7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2ac7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 42 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 65% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2ac7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2ac7, #9c2ac7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2ac7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 42 199 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.87 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.95 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.29 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.65 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.68 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.92 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.89 #b1d538 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e2ac7  rgb(78, 42, 199)  hsl(254, 65%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#a3c72a  rgb(163, 199, 42)  hsl(74, 65%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#c74e2a  rgb(199, 78, 42)  hsl(14, 65%, 47%)  Sinopia
#2ac74e  rgb(42, 199, 78)  hsl(134, 65%, 47%)  Lime Green