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#4E35C0

#4e35c0 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e35c0 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 20.78% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.38% cyan, 72.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 250.79°, with 56.73% saturation and 48.04% 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 8.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.6.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0797

Complementary

  1. #4e35c0
  2. #a7c035

Split complementary

  1. #4e35c0
  2. #c09335
  3. #62c035

Analogous

  1. #3562c0
  2. #4e35c0
  3. #9335c0

Triadic

  1. #4e35c0
  2. #c04e35
  3. #35c04e

Tetradic

  1. #4e35c0
  2. #c035a7
  3. #a7c035
  4. #35c04e

Square

  1. #4e35c0
  2. #c03562
  3. #a7c035
  4. #35c093

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1448
  2. #362484
  3. #4e35c0
  4. #7f6bd6
  5. #b3a7e7

Shades

#4e35c0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e35c0
  2. #4630ad
  3. #3e2a9a
  4. #372586
  5. #2f2073
  6. #271b60
  7. #1f154d
  8. #17103a
  9. #100b26
  10. #080513
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e35c0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e35c0
  2. #6049c6
  3. #715dcd
  4. #8372d3
  5. #9586d9
  6. #a79ae0
  7. #b8aee6
  8. #cac2ec
  9. #dcd7f2
  10. #edebf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e35c0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e35c0
  2. #533dba
  3. #5844b3
  4. #5d4cad
  5. #6253a6
  6. #675ba0
  7. #6c629a
  8. #716a93
  9. #76718d
  10. #7b7986
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f468b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004bbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ac2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0043be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #304f9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e35c0 {
  color: #4e35c0;
}
Background
.bg-4e35c0 {
  background-color: #4e35c0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e35c0 {
  border: 2px solid #4e35c0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e35c0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 53 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 57% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e35c0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e35c0, #9335c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e35c0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 53 192 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.60 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.54 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.20 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.21 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.63 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.69 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.74 #b1ca3f Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e35c0  rgb(78, 53, 192)  hsl(251, 57%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#a7c035  rgb(167, 192, 53)  hsl(71, 57%, 48%)  Apple Green
#c04e35  rgb(192, 78, 53)  hsl(11, 57%, 48%)  Persian Red
#35c04e  rgb(53, 192, 78)  hsl(131, 57%, 48%)  Lime Green