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#4E2EC1

#4e2ec1 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e2ec1 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 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.59% cyan, 76.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 253.06°, with 61.51% 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 8.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.02.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0742

Complementary

  1. #4e2ec1
  2. #a1c12e

Split complementary

  1. #4e2ec1
  2. #c1972e
  3. #57c12e

Analogous

  1. #2e57c1
  2. #4e2ec1
  3. #972ec1

Triadic

  1. #4e2ec1
  2. #c14e2e
  3. #2ec14e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2ec1
  2. #c12ea1
  3. #a1c12e
  4. #2ec14e

Square

  1. #4e2ec1
  2. #c12e57
  3. #a1c12e
  4. #2ec197

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1145
  2. #351f83
  3. #4e2ec1
  4. #7c62da
  5. #afa0e8

Shades

#4e2ec1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2ec1
  2. #4629ae
  3. #3e259a
  4. #372087
  5. #2f1c74
  6. #271761
  7. #1f124d
  8. #170e3a
  9. #100927
  10. #080513
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2ec1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2ec1
  2. #6043c7
  3. #7158cd
  4. #836dd4
  5. #9582da
  6. #a797e0
  7. #b8abe6
  8. #cac0ec
  9. #dcd5f3
  10. #edeaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2ec1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2ec1
  2. #5336bb
  3. #583eb4
  4. #5d47ae
  5. #624fa7
  6. #6757a1
  7. #6c5f9a
  8. #716794
  9. #76708d
  10. #7b7887
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d438b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005876 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #304b9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2ec1 {
  color: #4e2ec1;
}
Background
.bg-4e2ec1 {
  background-color: #4e2ec1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2ec1 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2ec1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2ec1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 46 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 62% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2ec1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2ec1, #972ec1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2ec1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 46 193 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.02 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.16 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.75 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.19 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.45 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.54 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.73 #b1d13e Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e2ec1  rgb(78, 46, 193)  hsl(253, 62%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#a1c12e  rgb(161, 193, 46)  hsl(73, 62%, 47%)  Apple Green
#c14e2e  rgb(193, 78, 46)  hsl(13, 62%, 47%)  Sinopia
#2ec14e  rgb(46, 193, 78)  hsl(133, 62%, 47%)  Lime Green