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#4E4AB3

#4e4ab3 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e4ab3 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 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.42% cyan, 58.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 242.29°, with 41.5% saturation and 49.61% 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 7.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 2.47.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0977

Complementary

  1. #4e4ab3
  2. #afb34a

Split complementary

  1. #4e4ab3
  2. #b3834a
  3. #7ab34a

Analogous

  1. #4a7ab3
  2. #4e4ab3
  3. #834ab3

Triadic

  1. #4e4ab3
  2. #b34e4a
  3. #4ab34e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4ab3
  2. #b34aaf
  3. #afb34a
  4. #4ab34e

Square

  1. #4e4ab3
  2. #b34a7a
  3. #afb34a
  4. #4ab383

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1d47
  2. #36347d
  3. #4e4ab3
  4. #827fca
  5. #b7b5e1

Shades

#4e4ab3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4ab3
  2. #4643a1
  3. #3e3b8f
  4. #37347d
  5. #2f2c6b
  6. #27255a
  7. #1f1e48
  8. #171636
  9. #100f24
  10. #080712
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4ab3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4ab3
  2. #605cbb
  3. #716ec2
  4. #8380ca
  5. #9592d1
  6. #a7a5d9
  7. #b8b7e1
  8. #cac9e8
  9. #dcdbf0
  10. #ededf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4ab3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4ab3
  2. #534fae
  3. #5855a9
  4. #5d5aa4
  5. #62609f
  6. #67659a
  7. #6c6a94
  8. #71708f
  9. #76758a
  10. #7b7b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #545386 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cb6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #196377 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c55b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2850b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #365a93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4ab3 {
  color: #4e4ab3;
}
Background
.bg-4e4ab3 {
  background-color: #4e4ab3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4ab3 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4ab3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4ab3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 74 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 42% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4ab3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4ab3, #834ab3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4ab3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 74 179 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 2.47 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.62 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.57 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.67 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.13 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.26 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.96 #b1b54c Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e4ab3  rgb(78, 74, 179)  hsl(242, 42%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#afb34a  rgb(175, 179, 74)  hsl(62, 42%, 50%)  Dark Khaki
#b34e4a  rgb(179, 78, 74)  hsl(2, 42%, 50%)  Redwood
#4ab34e  rgb(74, 179, 78)  hsl(122, 42%, 50%)  Mantis