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#4E519D

#4e519d ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e519d is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 31.76% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.32% cyan, 48.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 237.72°, with 33.62% saturation and 46.08% 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 7.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 6.56.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.0994

Complementary

  1. #4e519d
  2. #9d9a4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e519d
  2. #9d734e
  3. #799d4e

Analogous

  1. #4e799d
  2. #4e519d
  3. #734e9d

Triadic

  1. #4e519d
  2. #9d4e51
  3. #519d4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e519d
  2. #9a4e9d
  3. #9d9a4e
  4. #519d4e

Square

  1. #4e519d
  2. #9d4e79
  3. #9d9a4e
  4. #4e9d73

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1c37
  2. #35376a
  3. #4e519d
  4. #7a7dbd
  5. #adafd7

Shades

#4e519d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e519d
  2. #46498d
  3. #3e417e
  4. #37396e
  5. #2f315e
  6. #27294f
  7. #1f203f
  8. #17182f
  9. #10101f
  10. #080810
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e519d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e519d
  2. #6062a7
  3. #7174b1
  4. #8385ba
  5. #9597c4
  6. #a7a8ce
  7. #b8b9d8
  8. #cacbe2
  9. #dcdceb
  10. #edeef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e519d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e519d
  2. #53569a
  3. #585a97
  4. #5d5f94
  5. #626491
  6. #67698f
  7. #6c6d8c
  8. #717289
  9. #767786
  10. #7b7b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #55567a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #305ca0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #29569b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #30616f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e589f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b549c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e5b84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e519d {
  color: #4e519d;
}
Background
.bg-4e519d {
  background-color: #4e519d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e519d {
  border: 2px solid #4e519d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e519d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 81 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 34% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e519d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e519d, #734e9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e519d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 81 157 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.56 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.60 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.04 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.30 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.31 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.96 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.39 #b1ae62 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e519d  rgb(78, 81, 157)  hsl(238, 34%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#9d9a4e  rgb(157, 154, 78)  hsl(58, 34%, 46%)  Moss Green
#9d4e51  rgb(157, 78, 81)  hsl(358, 34%, 46%)  Redwood
#519d4e  rgb(81, 157, 78)  hsl(118, 34%, 46%)  Shamrock Green