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#4E3ABA

#4e3aba ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e3aba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 22.75% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.06% cyan, 68.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 249.38°, with 52.46% saturation and 47.84% 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 7.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 2.24.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0819

Complementary

  1. #4e3aba
  2. #a6ba3a

Split complementary

  1. #4e3aba
  2. #ba8e3a
  3. #66ba3a

Analogous

  1. #3a66ba
  2. #4e3aba
  3. #8e3aba

Triadic

  1. #4e3aba
  2. #ba4e3a
  3. #3aba4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e3aba
  2. #ba3aa6
  3. #a6ba3a
  4. #3aba4e

Square

  1. #4e3aba
  2. #ba3a66
  3. #a6ba3a
  4. #3aba8e

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1645
  2. #362880
  3. #4e3aba
  4. #7e6fd2
  5. #b2a9e4

Shades

#4e3aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e3aba
  2. #4634a7
  3. #3e2e95
  4. #372982
  5. #2f2370
  6. #271d5d
  7. #1f174a
  8. #171138
  9. #100c25
  10. #080613
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e3aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e3aba
  2. #604ec1
  3. #7161c8
  4. #8375cf
  5. #9589d6
  6. #a79ddd
  7. #b8b0e3
  8. #cac4ea
  9. #dcd8f1
  10. #edebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e3aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e3aba
  2. #5341b4
  3. #5848ae
  4. #5d4fa9
  5. #6256a3
  6. #675d9d
  7. #6c6497
  8. #716b91
  9. #76728c
  10. #7b7986
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #504988 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004cb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0f5c75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0c4cbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0646b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #335096 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e3aba {
  color: #4e3aba;
}
Background
.bg-4e3aba {
  background-color: #4e3aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e3aba {
  border: 2px solid #4e3aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e3aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 58 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 52% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e3aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e3aba, #8e3aba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e3aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 58 186 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 2.24 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.24 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.53 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.25 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.40 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.47 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.62 #b1c545 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e3aba  rgb(78, 58, 186)  hsl(249, 52%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#a6ba3a  rgb(166, 186, 58)  hsl(69, 52%, 48%)  Apple Green
#ba4e3a  rgb(186, 78, 58)  hsl(9, 52%, 48%)  Persian Red
#3aba4e  rgb(58, 186, 78)  hsl(129, 52%, 48%)  Mantis