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#4E31CD

#4e31cd ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e31cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 19.22% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.95% cyan, 76.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 251.15°, with 61.42% saturation and 49.8% 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 7.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.02.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0822

Complementary

  1. #4e31cd
  2. #b0cd31

Split complementary

  1. #4e31cd
  2. #cd9c31
  3. #62cd31

Analogous

  1. #3162cd
  2. #4e31cd
  3. #9c31cd

Triadic

  1. #4e31cd
  2. #cd4e31
  3. #31cd4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e31cd
  2. #cd31b0
  3. #b0cd31
  4. #31cd4e

Square

  1. #4e31cd
  2. #cd3162
  3. #b0cd31
  4. #31cd9c

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1352
  2. #36228f
  3. #4e31cd
  4. #836edc
  5. #b8aceb

Shades

#4e31cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e31cd
  2. #462cb9
  3. #3e27a4
  4. #372290
  5. #2f1d7b
  6. #271967
  7. #1f1452
  8. #170f3e
  9. #100a29
  10. #080515
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e31cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e31cd
  2. #6046d2
  3. #715ad7
  4. #836fdc
  5. #9583e1
  6. #a798e6
  7. #b8adeb
  8. #cac1f0
  9. #dcd6f5
  10. #edeafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e31cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e31cd
  2. #5339c5
  3. #5841be
  4. #5d49b6
  5. #6251ae
  6. #6759a7
  7. #6c609f
  8. #716897
  9. #76708f
  10. #7b7888
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #504693 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004bca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ad0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2850a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e31cd {
  color: #4e31cd;
}
Background
.bg-4e31cd {
  background-color: #4e31cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e31cd {
  border: 2px solid #4e31cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e31cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 49 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e31cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e31cd, #9c31cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e31cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 49 205 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.02 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.46 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.18 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.26 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.78 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.45 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.46 #b1ce32 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e31cd  rgb(78, 49, 205)  hsl(251, 61%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#b0cd31  rgb(176, 205, 49)  hsl(71, 61%, 50%)  June Bud
#cd4e31  rgb(205, 78, 49)  hsl(11, 61%, 50%)  Cinnabar
#31cd4e  rgb(49, 205, 78)  hsl(131, 61%, 50%)  Lime Green