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#4E38BC

#4e38bc ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e38bc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 21.96% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.51% cyan, 70.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 250°, with 54.1% saturation and 47.84% 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 8.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 2.79.

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Relative luminance0.0808

Complementary

  1. #4e38bc
  2. #a6bc38

Split complementary

  1. #4e38bc
  2. #bc9038
  3. #64bc38

Analogous

  1. #3864bc
  2. #4e38bc
  3. #9038bc

Triadic

  1. #4e38bc
  2. #bc4e38
  3. #38bc4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e38bc
  2. #bc38a6
  3. #a6bc38
  4. #38bc4e

Square

  1. #4e38bc
  2. #bc3864
  3. #a6bc38
  4. #38bc90

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1546
  2. #362681
  3. #4e38bc
  4. #7e6dd4
  5. #b2a8e5

Shades

#4e38bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e38bc
  2. #4632a9
  3. #3e2d96
  4. #372784
  5. #2f2271
  6. #271c5e
  7. #1f164b
  8. #171138
  9. #100b26
  10. #080613
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e38bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e38bc
  2. #604cc3
  3. #7160c9
  4. #8374d0
  5. #9588d7
  6. #a79cde
  7. #b8afe4
  8. #cac3eb
  9. #dcd7f2
  10. #edebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e38bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e38bc
  2. #533fb6
  3. #5846b0
  4. #5d4eaa
  5. #6255a4
  6. #675c9e
  7. #6c6398
  8. #716a92
  9. #76728c
  10. #7b7986
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f4889 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004cb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #095b76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #024bbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0045bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #324f97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e38bc {
  color: #4e38bc;
}
Background
.bg-4e38bc {
  background-color: #4e38bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e38bc {
  border: 2px solid #4e38bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e38bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 56 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 54% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e38bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e38bc, #9038bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e38bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 56 188 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 2.79 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.32 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.82 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.35 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.45 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.51 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.91 #b1c743 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e38bc  rgb(78, 56, 188)  hsl(250, 54%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#a6bc38  rgb(166, 188, 56)  hsl(70, 54%, 48%)  Apple Green
#bc4e38  rgb(188, 78, 56)  hsl(10, 54%, 48%)  Persian Red
#38bc4e  rgb(56, 188, 78)  hsl(130, 54%, 48%)  Mantis