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#4E5DEC

#4e5dec ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e5dec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 36.47% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.95% cyan, 60.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 234.3°, with 80.61% saturation and 61.57% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.54.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.155

Complementary

  1. #4e5dec
  2. #ecdd4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e5dec
  2. #ec8e4e
  3. #acec4e

Analogous

  1. #4eacec
  2. #4e5dec
  3. #8e4eec

Triadic

  1. #4e5dec
  2. #ec4e5d
  3. #5dec4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e5dec
  2. #dd4eec
  3. #ecdd4e
  4. #5dec4e

Square

  1. #4e5dec
  2. #ec4eac
  3. #ecdd4e
  4. #4eec8e

Monochromatic

  1. #101c91
  2. #1729d6
  3. #4e5dec
  4. #939cf3
  5. #d8dbfb

Shades

#4e5dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e5dec
  2. #4654d4
  3. #3e4abd
  4. #3741a5
  5. #2f388e
  6. #272f76
  7. #1f255e
  8. #171c47
  9. #10132f
  10. #080918
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e5dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e5dec
  2. #606dee
  3. #717df0
  4. #838ef2
  5. #959ef4
  6. #a7aef6
  7. #b8bef7
  8. #cacef9
  9. #dcdffb
  10. #edeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e5dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e5dec
  2. #5361e1
  3. #5864d6
  4. #5d68cc
  5. #626bc1
  6. #676fb6
  7. #6c72ab
  8. #7176a0
  9. #767996
  10. #7b7d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6367af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00819c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0b6cef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0063ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0074c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e5dec {
  color: #4e5dec;
}
Background
.bg-4e5dec {
  background-color: #4e5dec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e5dec {
  border: 2px solid #4e5dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e5dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 93 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e5dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e5dec, #8e4eec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e5dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 93 236 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.54 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.01 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.18 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.87 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.07 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.34 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.53 #b1a213 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#4e5dec  rgb(78, 93, 236)  hsl(234, 81%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ecdd4e  rgb(236, 221, 78)  hsl(54, 81%, 62%)  Dandelion
#ec4e5d  rgb(236, 78, 93)  hsl(354, 81%, 62%)  Neon Fuchsia
#5dec4e  rgb(93, 236, 78)  hsl(114, 81%, 62%)  Neon Green