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#4E53AB

#4e53ab ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e53ab is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 32.55% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.39% cyan, 51.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 236.77°, with 37.35% 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 6.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.79.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1075

Complementary

  1. #4e53ab
  2. #aba64e

Split complementary

  1. #4e53ab
  2. #ab774e
  3. #81ab4e

Analogous

  1. #4e81ab
  2. #4e53ab
  3. #774eab

Triadic

  1. #4e53ab
  2. #ab4e53
  3. #53ab4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e53ab
  2. #a64eab
  3. #aba64e
  4. #53ab4e

Square

  1. #4e53ab
  2. #ab4e81
  3. #aba64e
  4. #4eab77

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2042
  2. #363976
  3. #4e53ab
  4. #8084c5
  5. #b5b7dd

Shades

#4e53ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e53ab
  2. #464b9a
  3. #3e4289
  4. #373a78
  5. #2f3267
  6. #272a56
  7. #1f2144
  8. #171933
  9. #101122
  10. #080811
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e53ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e53ab
  2. #6064b3
  3. #7175bc
  4. #8387c4
  5. #9598cd
  6. #a7a9d5
  7. #b8badd
  8. #cacbe6
  9. #dcddee
  10. #edeef7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e53ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e53ab
  2. #5358a7
  3. #585ca2
  4. #5d619e
  5. #62659a
  6. #676a96
  7. #6c6e91
  8. #71738d
  9. #767789
  10. #7b7c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #575983 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2660ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1959a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #226777 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a5bad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3556aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #385f8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e53ab {
  color: #4e53ab;
}
Background
.bg-4e53ab {
  background-color: #4e53ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e53ab {
  border: 2px solid #4e53ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e53ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 83 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 37% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e53ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e53ab, #774eab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e53ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 83 171 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.79 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.06 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.11 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.19 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.83 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.92 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.09 #b1ac54 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e53ab  rgb(78, 83, 171)  hsl(237, 37%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#aba64e  rgb(171, 166, 78)  hsl(57, 37%, 49%)  Brass
#ab4e53  rgb(171, 78, 83)  hsl(357, 37%, 49%)  Redwood
#53ab4e  rgb(83, 171, 78)  hsl(117, 37%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green