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#4E68EA

#4e68ea ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e68ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 40.78% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 55.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 230°, with 78.79% saturation and 61.18% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 1.58.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.1746

Complementary

  1. #4e68ea
  2. #ead04e

Split complementary

  1. #4e68ea
  2. #ea824e
  3. #b6ea4e

Analogous

  1. #4eb6ea
  2. #4e68ea
  3. #824eea

Triadic

  1. #4e68ea
  2. #ea4e68
  3. #68ea4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e68ea
  2. #d04eea
  3. #ead04e
  4. #68ea4e

Square

  1. #4e68ea
  2. #ea4eb6
  3. #ead04e
  4. #4eea82

Monochromatic

  1. #11268e
  2. #1938d3
  3. #4e68ea
  4. #92a2f2
  5. #d7ddfa

Shades

#4e68ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e68ea
  2. #465ed3
  3. #3e53bb
  4. #3749a4
  5. #2f3e8c
  6. #273475
  7. #1f2a5e
  8. #171f46
  9. #10152f
  10. #080a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e68ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e68ea
  2. #6077ec
  3. #7186ee
  4. #8395f0
  5. #95a4f2
  6. #a7b4f5
  7. #b8c3f7
  8. #cad2f9
  9. #dce1fb
  10. #edf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e68ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e68ea
  2. #536adf
  3. #586dd5
  4. #5d6fca
  5. #6272c0
  6. #6774b5
  7. #6c76aa
  8. #7179a0
  9. #767b95
  10. #7b7e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #676fb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006de7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00889f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b74ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #126be8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007cc2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e68ea {
  color: #4e68ea;
}
Background
.bg-4e68ea {
  background-color: #4e68ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e68ea {
  border: 2px solid #4e68ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e68ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 104 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 79% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e68ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e68ea, #824eea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e68ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 104 234 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 1.58 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.43 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.70 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.17 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.81 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.44 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.11 #b19715 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#4e68ea  rgb(78, 104, 234)  hsl(230, 79%, 61%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ead04e  rgb(234, 208, 78)  hsl(50, 79%, 61%)  Naples Yellow
#ea4e68  rgb(234, 78, 104)  hsl(350, 79%, 61%)  Neon Fuchsia
#68ea4e  rgb(104, 234, 78)  hsl(110, 79%, 61%)  Neon Green