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#4E409F

#4e409f ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e409f is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 25.1% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.94% cyan, 59.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 248.84°, with 42.6% saturation and 43.73% 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 8.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.42.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0779

Complementary

  1. #4e409f
  2. #919f40

Split complementary

  1. #4e409f
  2. #9f7e40
  3. #629f40

Analogous

  1. #40629f
  2. #4e409f
  3. #7e409f

Triadic

  1. #4e409f
  2. #9f4e40
  3. #409f4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e409f
  2. #9f4091
  3. #919f40
  4. #409f4e

Square

  1. #4e409f
  2. #9f4062
  3. #919f40
  4. #409f7e

Monochromatic

  1. #181432
  2. #332a68
  3. #4e409f
  4. #7669c3
  5. #a89fd9

Shades

#4e409f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e409f
  2. #463a8f
  3. #3e337f
  4. #372d6f
  5. #2f265f
  6. #272050
  7. #1f1a40
  8. #171330
  9. #100d20
  10. #080610
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e409f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e409f
  2. #6053a9
  3. #7166b2
  4. #8379bc
  5. #958cc5
  6. #a7a0cf
  7. #b8b3d9
  8. #cac6e2
  9. #dcd9ec
  10. #edecf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e409f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e409f
  2. #53469c
  3. #584d99
  4. #5d5396
  5. #625a93
  6. #676090
  7. #6c668c
  8. #716d89
  9. #767386
  10. #7b7a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f4977 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004c9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #305669 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e4ba1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d479e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e4e82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e409f {
  color: #4e409f;
}
Background
.bg-4e409f {
  background-color: #4e409f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e409f {
  border: 2px solid #4e409f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e409f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 64 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 43% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e409f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e409f, #7e409f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e409f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 64 159 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.42 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 3.45 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.53 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.60 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.91 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.34 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.23 #b1bf60 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e409f  rgb(78, 64, 159)  hsl(249, 43%, 44%)  Ocean Blue
#919f40  rgb(145, 159, 64)  hsl(69, 43%, 44%)  Moss Green
#9f4e40  rgb(159, 78, 64)  hsl(9, 43%, 44%)  Chestnut
#409f4e  rgb(64, 159, 78)  hsl(129, 43%, 44%)  Shamrock Green