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#4E2DB4

#4e2db4 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e2db4 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 17.65% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.67% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 254.67°, with 60% saturation and 44.12% 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 8.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.18.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0679

Complementary

  1. #4e2db4
  2. #93b42d

Split complementary

  1. #4e2db4
  2. #b4922d
  3. #4fb42d

Analogous

  1. #2d4fb4
  2. #4e2db4
  3. #922db4

Triadic

  1. #4e2db4
  2. #b44e2d
  3. #2db44e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2db4
  2. #b42d93
  3. #93b42d
  4. #2db44e

Square

  1. #4e2db4
  2. #b42d4f
  3. #93b42d
  4. #2db492

Monochromatic

  1. #190e3a
  2. #331e77
  3. #4e2db4
  4. #7758d5
  5. #a995e5

Shades

#4e2db4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2db4
  2. #4629a2
  3. #3e2490
  4. #37207e
  5. #2f1b6c
  6. #27175a
  7. #1f1248
  8. #170e36
  9. #100924
  10. #080512
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2db4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2db4
  2. #6042bc
  3. #7157c3
  4. #836ccb
  5. #9581d2
  6. #a796da
  7. #b8abe1
  8. #cac0e9
  9. #dcd5f0
  10. #edeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2db4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2db4
  2. #5335af
  3. #583eaa
  4. #5d46a4
  5. #624e9f
  6. #67579a
  7. #6c5f95
  8. #716790
  9. #766f8a
  10. #7b7885
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b4082 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004db8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1d536e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003db3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #374690 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2db4 {
  color: #4e2db4;
}
Background
.bg-4e2db4 {
  background-color: #4e2db4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2db4 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2db4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2db4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 45 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 60% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2db4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2db4, #922db4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2db4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 45 180 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.18 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.40 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.56 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.74 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.50 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.57 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.99 #b1d24b Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e2db4  rgb(78, 45, 180)  hsl(255, 60%, 44%)  Ocean Blue
#93b42d  rgb(147, 180, 45)  hsl(75, 60%, 44%)  Apple Green
#b44e2d  rgb(180, 78, 45)  hsl(15, 60%, 44%)  Rust
#2db44e  rgb(45, 180, 78)  hsl(135, 60%, 44%)  Medium Sea Green