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#4E3BB3

#4e3bb3 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e3bb3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 23.14% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.42% cyan, 67.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 249.5°, with 50.42% saturation and 46.67% 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 8.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 1.91.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.08

Complementary

  1. #4e3bb3
  2. #a0b33b

Split complementary

  1. #4e3bb3
  2. #b38a3b
  3. #64b33b

Analogous

  1. #3b64b3
  2. #4e3bb3
  3. #8a3bb3

Triadic

  1. #4e3bb3
  2. #b34e3b
  3. #3bb34e

Tetradic

  1. #4e3bb3
  2. #b33ba0
  3. #a0b33b
  4. #3bb34e

Square

  1. #4e3bb3
  2. #b33b64
  3. #a0b33b
  4. #3bb38a

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1540
  2. #352879
  3. #4e3bb3
  4. #7c6ccf
  5. #afa6e2

Shades

#4e3bb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e3bb3
  2. #4635a1
  3. #3e2f8f
  4. #37297d
  5. #2f236b
  6. #271e5a
  7. #1f1848
  8. #171236
  9. #100c24
  10. #080612
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e3bb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e3bb3
  2. #604fbb
  3. #7162c2
  4. #8376ca
  5. #9589d1
  6. #a79dd9
  7. #b8b1e1
  8. #cac4e8
  9. #dcd8f0
  10. #edebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e3bb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e3bb3
  2. #5342ae
  3. #5849a9
  4. #5d50a4
  5. #62579f
  6. #675e9a
  7. #6c6494
  8. #716b8f
  9. #76728a
  10. #7b7985
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f4883 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004cb1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1c5a72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #194bb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1646b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #364f90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e3bb3 {
  color: #4e3bb3;
}
Background
.bg-4e3bb3 {
  background-color: #4e3bb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e3bb3 {
  border: 2px solid #4e3bb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e3bb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 59 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 50% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e3bb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e3bb3, #8a3bb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e3bb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 59 179 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 1.91 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.33 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.62 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.87 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.92 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.95 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.96 #b1c44c Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e3bb3  rgb(78, 59, 179)  hsl(250, 50%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#a0b33b  rgb(160, 179, 59)  hsl(70, 50%, 47%)  Apple Green
#b34e3b  rgb(179, 78, 59)  hsl(10, 50%, 47%)  Persian Red
#3bb34e  rgb(59, 179, 78)  hsl(130, 50%, 47%)  Medium Sea Green