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#4E38CB

#4e38cb ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e38cb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 21.96% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.58% cyan, 72.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 248.98°, with 58.57% saturation and 50.78% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.84.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0876

Complementary

  1. #4e38cb
  2. #b5cb38

Split complementary

  1. #4e38cb
  2. #cb9738
  3. #6bcb38

Analogous

  1. #386bcb
  2. #4e38cb
  3. #9738cb

Triadic

  1. #4e38cb
  2. #cb4e38
  3. #38cb4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e38cb
  2. #cb38b5
  3. #b5cb38
  4. #38cb4e

Square

  1. #4e38cb
  2. #cb386b
  3. #b5cb38
  4. #38cb97

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1654
  2. #362691
  3. #4e38cb
  4. #8475db
  5. #bab1eb

Shades

#4e38cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e38cb
  2. #4632b7
  3. #3e2da2
  4. #37278e
  5. #2f227a
  6. #271c66
  7. #1f1651
  8. #17113d
  9. #100b29
  10. #080614
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e38cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e38cb
  2. #604cd0
  3. #7160d5
  4. #8374db
  5. #9588e0
  6. #a79ce5
  7. #b8afea
  8. #cac3ef
  9. #dcd7f5
  10. #edebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e38cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e38cb
  2. #533fc4
  3. #5846bc
  4. #5d4eb5
  5. #6255ad
  6. #675ca6
  7. #6c639e
  8. #716a97
  9. #76728f
  10. #7b7988
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #514a93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ec8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00617e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ece ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0046c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2953a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e38cb {
  color: #4e38cb;
}
Background
.bg-4e38cb {
  background-color: #4e38cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e38cb {
  border: 2px solid #4e38cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e38cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 56 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 59% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e38cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e38cb, #9738cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e38cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 56 203 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.84 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.80 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.09 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.25 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.07 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.20 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.82 #b1c734 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e38cb  rgb(78, 56, 203)  hsl(249, 59%, 51%)  Ocean Blue
#b5cb38  rgb(181, 203, 56)  hsl(69, 59%, 51%)  June Bud
#cb4e38  rgb(203, 78, 56)  hsl(9, 59%, 51%)  Cinnabar
#38cb4e  rgb(56, 203, 78)  hsl(129, 59%, 51%)  Lime Green