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#4E36AC

#4e36ac ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e36ac is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 21.18% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.65% cyan, 68.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 252.2°, with 52.21% saturation and 44.31% 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 8.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.43.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0724

Complementary

  1. #4e36ac
  2. #94ac36

Split complementary

  1. #4e36ac
  2. #ac8936
  3. #59ac36

Analogous

  1. #3659ac
  2. #4e36ac
  3. #8936ac

Triadic

  1. #4e36ac
  2. #ac4e36
  3. #36ac4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e36ac
  2. #ac3694
  3. #94ac36
  4. #36ac4e

Square

  1. #4e36ac
  2. #ac3659
  3. #94ac36
  4. #36ac89

Monochromatic

  1. #191138
  2. #342472
  3. #4e36ac
  4. #7761cd
  5. #a99be0

Shades

#4e36ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e36ac
  2. #46319b
  3. #3e2b8a
  4. #372678
  5. #2f2067
  6. #271b56
  7. #1f1645
  8. #171034
  9. #100b22
  10. #080511
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e36ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e36ac
  2. #604ab4
  3. #715ebd
  4. #8372c5
  5. #9586cd
  6. #a79bd6
  7. #b8afde
  8. #cac3e6
  9. #dcd7ee
  10. #edebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e36ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e36ac
  2. #533da8
  3. #5845a3
  4. #5d4c9f
  5. #62549a
  6. #675b96
  7. #6c6292
  8. #716a8d
  9. #767189
  10. #7b7984
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d447e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #26546c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1946ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1942ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a4a8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e36ac {
  color: #4e36ac;
}
Background
.bg-4e36ac {
  background-color: #4e36ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e36ac {
  border: 2px solid #4e36ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e36ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 54 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 52% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e36ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e36ac, #8936ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e36ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 54 172 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.43 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.88 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.98 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.11 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.11 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.85 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.43 #b1c953 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e36ac  rgb(78, 54, 172)  hsl(252, 52%, 44%)  Ocean Blue
#94ac36  rgb(148, 172, 54)  hsl(72, 52%, 44%)  Apple Green
#ac4e36  rgb(172, 78, 54)  hsl(12, 52%, 44%)  Sienna
#36ac4e  rgb(54, 172, 78)  hsl(132, 52%, 44%)  Medium Sea Green