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#4E2ABA

#4e2aba ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e2aba is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 16.47% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.06% cyan, 77.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 255°, with 63.16% saturation and 44.71% 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 8.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.71.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0682

Complementary

  1. #4e2aba
  2. #96ba2a

Split complementary

  1. #4e2aba
  2. #ba962a
  3. #4eba2a

Analogous

  1. #2a4eba
  2. #4e2aba
  3. #962aba

Triadic

  1. #4e2aba
  2. #ba4e2a
  3. #2aba4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2aba
  2. #ba2a96
  3. #96ba2a
  4. #2aba4e

Square

  1. #4e2aba
  2. #ba2a4e
  3. #96ba2a
  4. #2aba96

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0e3d
  2. #341c7c
  3. #4e2aba
  4. #7857d9
  5. #aa96e7

Shades

#4e2aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2aba
  2. #4626a7
  3. #3e2295
  4. #371d82
  5. #2f1970
  6. #27155d
  7. #1f114a
  8. #170d38
  9. #100825
  10. #080413
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2aba
  2. #603fc1
  3. #7155c8
  4. #836acf
  5. #957fd6
  6. #a795dd
  7. #b8aae3
  8. #cabfea
  9. #dcd4f1
  10. #edeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2aba
  2. #5333b4
  3. #583bae
  4. #5d44a9
  5. #624ca3
  6. #67559d
  7. #6c5e97
  8. #716691
  9. #766f8c
  10. #7b7786
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c3f86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ebe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #125471 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cb8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #344694 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2aba {
  color: #4e2aba;
}
Background
.bg-4e2aba {
  background-color: #4e2aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2aba {
  border: 2px solid #4e2aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 42 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2aba, #962aba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 42 186 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.71 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.61 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.95 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.17 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.31 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.59 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.82 #b1d545 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e2aba  rgb(78, 42, 186)  hsl(255, 63%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#96ba2a  rgb(150, 186, 42)  hsl(75, 63%, 45%)  Apple Green
#ba4e2a  rgb(186, 78, 42)  hsl(15, 63%, 45%)  Rust
#2aba4e  rgb(42, 186, 78)  hsl(135, 63%, 45%)  Emerald