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#4E449F

#4e449f ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e449f is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 26.67% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.94% cyan, 57.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 246.59°, with 40.09% saturation and 44.51% 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 7.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.57.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0826

Complementary

  1. #4e449f
  2. #959f44

Split complementary

  1. #4e449f
  2. #9f7b44
  3. #689f44

Analogous

  1. #44689f
  2. #4e449f
  3. #7b449f

Triadic

  1. #4e449f
  2. #9f4e44
  3. #449f4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e449f
  2. #9f4495
  3. #959f44
  4. #449f4e

Square

  1. #4e449f
  2. #9f4468
  3. #959f44
  4. #449f7b

Monochromatic

  1. #191634
  2. #342d69
  3. #4e449f
  4. #776ec1
  5. #aaa4d8

Shades

#4e449f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e449f
  2. #463d8f
  3. #3e367f
  4. #37306f
  5. #2f295f
  6. #272250
  7. #1f1b40
  8. #171430
  9. #100e20
  10. #080710
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e449f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e449f
  2. #6057a9
  3. #7169b2
  4. #837cbc
  5. #958fc5
  6. #a7a2cf
  7. #b8b4d9
  8. #cac7e2
  9. #dcdaec
  10. #edecf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e449f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e449f
  2. #534a9c
  3. #585099
  4. #5d5696
  5. #625c93
  6. #676290
  7. #6c688c
  8. #716e89
  9. #767486
  10. #7b7a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #504c78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0554a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004e9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #30596b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #324ea1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #304a9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e5183 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e449f {
  color: #4e449f;
}
Background
.bg-4e449f {
  background-color: #4e449f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e449f {
  border: 2px solid #4e449f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e449f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 68 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 40% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e449f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e449f, #7b449f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e449f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 68 159 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.57 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 3.68 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.21 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.43 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.43 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.75 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.81 #b1bb60 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e449f  rgb(78, 68, 159)  hsl(247, 40%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#959f44  rgb(149, 159, 68)  hsl(67, 40%, 45%)  Moss Green
#9f4e44  rgb(159, 78, 68)  hsl(7, 40%, 45%)  Redwood
#449f4e  rgb(68, 159, 78)  hsl(127, 40%, 45%)  Shamrock Green