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#4E2FA6

#4e2fa6 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e2fa6 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 18.43% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.01% cyan, 71.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 255.63°, with 55.87% saturation and 41.76% 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 9.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.33.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0641

Complementary

  1. #4e2fa6
  2. #87a62f

Split complementary

  1. #4e2fa6
  2. #a6892f
  3. #4ba62f

Analogous

  1. #2f4ba6
  2. #4e2fa6
  3. #892fa6

Triadic

  1. #4e2fa6
  2. #a64e2f
  3. #2fa64e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2fa6
  2. #a62f87
  3. #87a62f
  4. #2fa64e

Square

  1. #4e2fa6
  2. #a62f4b
  3. #87a62f
  4. #2fa689

Monochromatic

  1. #160d2f
  2. #321e6a
  3. #4e2fa6
  4. #7353ce
  5. #a48fdf

Shades

#4e2fa6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2fa6
  2. #462a95
  3. #3e2685
  4. #372174
  5. #2f1c64
  6. #271853
  7. #1f1342
  8. #170e32
  9. #100921
  10. #080511
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2fa6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2fa6
  2. #6044af
  3. #7159b8
  4. #836dc1
  5. #9582ca
  6. #a797d3
  7. #b8acdb
  8. #cac1e4
  9. #dcd5ed
  10. #edeaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2fa6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2fa6
  2. #5337a2
  3. #583f9e
  4. #5d479b
  5. #624f97
  6. #675893
  7. #6c608f
  8. #71688b
  9. #767088
  10. #7b7884
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a3f79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004aaa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2c4e67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1741a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #193da5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c4485 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2fa6 {
  color: #4e2fa6;
}
Background
.bg-4e2fa6 {
  background-color: #4e2fa6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2fa6 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2fa6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2fa6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 47 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 56% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2fa6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2fa6, #892fa6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2fa6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 47 166 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.33 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.40 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.74 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.42 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.92 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.28 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.12 #b1d059 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e2fa6  rgb(78, 47, 166)  hsl(256, 56%, 42%)  Ocean Blue
#87a62f  rgb(135, 166, 47)  hsl(76, 56%, 42%)  Apple Green
#a64e2f  rgb(166, 78, 47)  hsl(16, 56%, 42%)  Sienna
#2fa64e  rgb(47, 166, 78)  hsl(136, 56%, 42%)  Shamrock Green