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#4E28BB

#4e28bb ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e28bb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.29% cyan, 78.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 255.51°, with 64.76% saturation and 44.51% 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 8.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 6.08.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0673

Complementary

  1. #4e28bb
  2. #95bb28

Split complementary

  1. #4e28bb
  2. #bb9828
  3. #4bbb28

Analogous

  1. #284bbb
  2. #4e28bb
  3. #9828bb

Triadic

  1. #4e28bb
  2. #bb4e28
  3. #28bb4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e28bb
  2. #bb2895
  3. #95bb28
  4. #28bb4e

Square

  1. #4e28bb
  2. #bb284b
  3. #95bb28
  4. #28bb98

Monochromatic

  1. #190d3d
  2. #341b7c
  3. #4e28bb
  4. #7755db
  5. #aa94e8

Shades

#4e28bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e28bb
  2. #4624a8
  3. #3e2096
  4. #371c83
  5. #2f1870
  6. #27145e
  7. #1f104b
  8. #170c38
  9. #100825
  10. #080413
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e28bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e28bb
  2. #603ec2
  3. #7153c9
  4. #8369cf
  5. #957ed6
  6. #a794dd
  7. #b8a9e4
  8. #cabfeb
  9. #dcd4f1
  10. #edeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e28bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e28bb
  2. #5331b5
  3. #583aaf
  4. #5d42a9
  5. #624ba3
  6. #67549e
  7. #6c5d98
  8. #716692
  9. #766e8c
  10. #7b7786
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3e86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #105371 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #334695 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e28bb {
  color: #4e28bb;
}
Background
.bg-4e28bb {
  background-color: #4e28bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e28bb {
  border: 2px solid #4e28bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e28bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 40 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 65% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e28bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e28bb, #9828bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e28bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 40 187 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.08 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.68 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.83 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.33 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.47 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.48 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.63 #b1d744 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e28bb  rgb(78, 40, 187)  hsl(256, 65%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#95bb28  rgb(149, 187, 40)  hsl(76, 65%, 45%)  Apple Green
#bb4e28  rgb(187, 78, 40)  hsl(16, 65%, 45%)  Rust
#28bb4e  rgb(40, 187, 78)  hsl(136, 65%, 45%)  Emerald