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#4E38D0

#4e38d0 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e38d0 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 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.5% cyan, 73.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 248.68°, with 61.79% saturation and 51.76% 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 7.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 4.31.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.09

Complementary

  1. #4e38d0
  2. #bad038

Split complementary

  1. #4e38d0
  2. #d09a38
  3. #6ed038

Analogous

  1. #386ed0
  2. #4e38d0
  3. #9a38d0

Triadic

  1. #4e38d0
  2. #d04e38
  3. #38d04e

Tetradic

  1. #4e38d0
  2. #d038ba
  3. #bad038
  4. #38d04e

Square

  1. #4e38d0
  2. #d0386e
  3. #bad038
  4. #38d09a

Monochromatic

  1. #1f155a
  2. #352498
  3. #4e38d0
  4. #8576df
  5. #bcb4ed

Shades

#4e38d0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e38d0
  2. #4632bb
  3. #3e2da6
  4. #372792
  5. #2f227d
  6. #271c68
  7. #1f1653
  8. #17113e
  9. #100b2a
  10. #080615
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e38d0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e38d0
  2. #604cd5
  3. #7160d9
  4. #8374de
  5. #9588e3
  6. #a79ce8
  7. #b8afec
  8. #cac3f1
  9. #dcd7f6
  10. #edebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e38d0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e38d0
  2. #533fc8
  3. #5846c0
  4. #5d4eb8
  5. #6255b0
  6. #675ca8
  7. #6c63a0
  8. #716a98
  9. #767290
  10. #7b7988
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #524b96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ad4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004fcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006381 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004fd3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0047ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2555a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e38d0 {
  color: #4e38d0;
}
Background
.bg-4e38d0 {
  background-color: #4e38d0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e38d0 {
  border: 2px solid #4e38d0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e38d0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 56 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 62% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e38d0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e38d0, #9a38d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e38d0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 56 208 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.31 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.76 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.94 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.10 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.77 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.79 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.51 #b1c72f Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e38d0  rgb(78, 56, 208)  hsl(249, 62%, 52%)  Ocean Blue
#bad038  rgb(186, 208, 56)  hsl(69, 62%, 52%)  June Bud
#d04e38  rgb(208, 78, 56)  hsl(9, 62%, 52%)  Cinnabar
#38d04e  rgb(56, 208, 78)  hsl(129, 62%, 52%)  Malachite