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#4E28AF

#4e28af ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e28af is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 15.69% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.43% cyan, 77.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 256.89°, with 62.79% saturation and 42.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 6.31.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0623

Complementary

  1. #4e28af
  2. #89af28

Split complementary

  1. #4e28af
  2. #af9228
  3. #46af28

Analogous

  1. #2846af
  2. #4e28af
  3. #9228af

Triadic

  1. #4e28af
  2. #af4e28
  3. #28af4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e28af
  2. #af2889
  3. #89af28
  4. #28af4e

Square

  1. #4e28af
  2. #af2846
  3. #89af28
  4. #28af92

Monochromatic

  1. #160c32
  2. #321a71
  3. #4e28af
  4. #744dd6
  5. #a58be5

Shades

#4e28af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e28af
  2. #46249e
  3. #3e208c
  4. #371c7b
  5. #2f1869
  6. #271458
  7. #1f1046
  8. #170c35
  9. #100823
  10. #080412
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e28af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e28af
  2. #603eb7
  3. #7153bf
  4. #8369c7
  5. #957ecf
  6. #a794d7
  7. #b8a9df
  8. #cabfe7
  9. #dcd4ef
  10. #edeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e28af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e28af
  2. #5331aa
  3. #583aa6
  4. #5d42a1
  5. #624b9c
  6. #675498
  7. #6c5d93
  8. #71668e
  9. #766e89
  10. #7b7785
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a3c7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ab3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #244e6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fb1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003aae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #39428b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e28af {
  color: #4e28af;
}
Background
.bg-4e28af {
  background-color: #4e28af;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e28af {
  border: 2px solid #4e28af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e28af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 40 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 63% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e28af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e28af, #9228af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e28af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 40 175 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.31 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.36 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.66 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.16 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.20 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.31 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.86 #b1d750 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e28af  rgb(78, 40, 175)  hsl(257, 63%, 42%)  Ocean Blue
#89af28  rgb(137, 175, 40)  hsl(77, 63%, 42%)  Apple Green
#af4e28  rgb(175, 78, 40)  hsl(17, 63%, 42%)  Sienna
#28af4e  rgb(40, 175, 78)  hsl(137, 63%, 42%)  Medium Sea Green