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#4E4AAA

#4e4aaa ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e4aaa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 29.02% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.12% cyan, 56.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 242.5°, with 39.34% 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 7.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.11.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0942

Complementary

  1. #4e4aaa
  2. #a6aa4a

Split complementary

  1. #4e4aaa
  2. #aa7e4a
  3. #76aa4a

Analogous

  1. #4a76aa
  2. #4e4aaa
  3. #7e4aaa

Triadic

  1. #4e4aaa
  2. #aa4e4a
  3. #4aaa4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4aaa
  2. #aa4aa6
  3. #a6aa4a
  4. #4aaa4e

Square

  1. #4e4aaa
  2. #aa4a76
  3. #a6aa4a
  4. #4aaa7e

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1c3f
  2. #363375
  3. #4e4aaa
  4. #7e7bc6
  5. #b2b0dd

Shades

#4e4aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4aaa
  2. #464399
  3. #3e3b88
  4. #373477
  5. #2f2c66
  6. #272555
  7. #1f1e44
  8. #171633
  9. #100f22
  10. #080711
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4aaa
  2. #605cb3
  3. #716ebb
  4. #8380c4
  5. #9592cc
  6. #a7a5d5
  7. #b8b7dd
  8. #cac9e6
  9. #dcdbee
  10. #ededf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4aaa
  2. #534fa6
  3. #5855a2
  4. #5d5a9d
  5. #626099
  6. #676595
  7. #6c6a91
  8. #71708d
  9. #767588
  10. #7b7b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #535280 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #045aad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #256073 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3154ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e50a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #39588c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4aaa {
  color: #4e4aaa;
}
Background
.bg-4e4aaa {
  background-color: #4e4aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4aaa {
  border: 2px solid #4e4aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 74 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 39% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4aaa, #7e4aaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 74 170 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.11 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.84 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.99 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.03 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.88 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.93 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.02 #b1b555 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e4aaa  rgb(78, 74, 170)  hsl(243, 39%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#a6aa4a  rgb(166, 170, 74)  hsl(63, 39%, 48%)  Brass
#aa4e4a  rgb(170, 78, 74)  hsl(3, 39%, 48%)  Redwood
#4aaa4e  rgb(74, 170, 78)  hsl(123, 39%, 48%)  Medium Sea Green