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#4E4DAC

#4e4dac ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e4dac is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 30.2% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.65% cyan, 55.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 240.63°, with 38.15% saturation and 48.82% 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 7.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.0991

Complementary

  1. #4e4dac
  2. #abac4d

Split complementary

  1. #4e4dac
  2. #ac7d4d
  3. #7bac4d

Analogous

  1. #4d7bac
  2. #4e4dac
  3. #7d4dac

Triadic

  1. #4e4dac
  2. #ac4e4d
  3. #4dac4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4dac
  2. #ac4dab
  3. #abac4d
  4. #4dac4e

Square

  1. #4e4dac
  2. #ac4d7b
  3. #abac4d
  4. #4dac7d

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1e42
  2. #363577
  3. #4e4dac
  4. #8080c6
  5. #b5b4de

Shades

#4e4dac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4dac
  2. #46459b
  3. #3e3e8a
  4. #373678
  5. #2f2e67
  6. #272756
  7. #1f1f45
  8. #171734
  9. #100f22
  10. #080811
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4dac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4dac
  2. #605fb4
  3. #7171bd
  4. #8382c5
  5. #9594cd
  6. #a7a6d6
  7. #b8b8de
  8. #cacae6
  9. #dcdbee
  10. #ededf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4dac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4dac
  2. #5352a8
  3. #5857a3
  4. #5d5c9f
  5. #62619a
  6. #676796
  7. #6c6c92
  8. #71718d
  9. #767689
  10. #7b7b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #555482 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #105caf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #226375 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3357ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3052ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #385b8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4dac {
  color: #4e4dac;
}
Background
.bg-4e4dac {
  background-color: #4e4dac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4dac {
  border: 2px solid #4e4dac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4dac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 77 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 241 38% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4dac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4dac, #7d4dac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4dac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 77 172 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.80 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.51 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.78 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.47 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.47 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.54 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.76 #b1b253 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e4dac  rgb(78, 77, 172)  hsl(241, 38%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#abac4d  rgb(171, 172, 77)  hsl(61, 38%, 49%)  Brass
#ac4e4d  rgb(172, 78, 77)  hsl(1, 38%, 49%)  Redwood
#4dac4e  rgb(77, 172, 78)  hsl(121, 38%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green