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#4E2EB3

#4e2eb3 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e2eb3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 18.04% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.42% cyan, 74.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 254.44°, with 59.11% 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 8.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 4.99.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0683

Complementary

  1. #4e2eb3
  2. #93b32e

Split complementary

  1. #4e2eb3
  2. #b3912e
  3. #50b32e

Analogous

  1. #2e50b3
  2. #4e2eb3
  3. #912eb3

Triadic

  1. #4e2eb3
  2. #b34e2e
  3. #2eb34e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2eb3
  2. #b32e93
  3. #93b32e
  4. #2eb34e

Square

  1. #4e2eb3
  2. #b32e50
  3. #93b32e
  4. #2eb391

Monochromatic

  1. #190f39
  2. #331e76
  3. #4e2eb3
  4. #7759d4
  5. #a996e4

Shades

#4e2eb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2eb3
  2. #4629a1
  3. #3e258f
  4. #37207d
  5. #2f1c6b
  6. #27175a
  7. #1f1248
  8. #170e36
  9. #100924
  10. #080512
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2eb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2eb3
  2. #6043bb
  3. #7158c2
  4. #836dca
  5. #9582d1
  6. #a797d9
  7. #b8abe1
  8. #cac0e8
  9. #dcd5f0
  10. #edeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2eb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2eb3
  2. #5336ae
  3. #583ea9
  4. #5d47a4
  5. #624f9f
  6. #67579a
  7. #6c5f94
  8. #71678f
  9. #76708a
  10. #7b7885
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c4081 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004db7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1e536e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003eb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #37478f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2eb3 {
  color: #4e2eb3;
}
Background
.bg-4e2eb3 {
  background-color: #4e2eb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2eb3 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2eb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2eb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 46 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 59% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2eb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2eb3, #912eb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2eb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 46 179 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.99 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.32 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.46 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.63 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.41 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.76 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.87 #b1d14c Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e2eb3  rgb(78, 46, 179)  hsl(254, 59%, 44%)  Ocean Blue
#93b32e  rgb(147, 179, 46)  hsl(74, 59%, 44%)  Apple Green
#b34e2e  rgb(179, 78, 46)  hsl(14, 59%, 44%)  Rust
#2eb34e  rgb(46, 179, 78)  hsl(134, 59%, 44%)  Medium Sea Green