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#4E2BB2

#4e2bb2 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e2bb2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 16.86% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.18% cyan, 75.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 255.56°, with 61.09% saturation and 43.33% 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 9.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.63.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0656

Complementary

  1. #4e2bb2
  2. #8fb22b

Split complementary

  1. #4e2bb2
  2. #b2922b
  3. #4bb22b

Analogous

  1. #2b4bb2
  2. #4e2bb2
  3. #922bb2

Triadic

  1. #4e2bb2
  2. #b24e2b
  3. #2bb24e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2bb2
  2. #b22b8f
  3. #8fb22b
  4. #2bb24e

Square

  1. #4e2bb2
  2. #b22b4b
  3. #8fb22b
  4. #2bb292

Monochromatic

  1. #180d37
  2. #331c74
  3. #4e2bb2
  4. #7554d6
  5. #a791e5

Shades

#4e2bb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2bb2
  2. #4627a0
  3. #3e228e
  4. #371e7d
  5. #2f1a6b
  6. #271659
  7. #1f1147
  8. #170d35
  9. #100924
  10. #080412
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2bb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2bb2
  2. #6040ba
  3. #7155c1
  4. #836bc9
  5. #9580d1
  6. #a795d9
  7. #b8aae0
  8. #cabfe8
  9. #dcd5f0
  10. #edeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2bb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2bb2
  2. #5334ad
  3. #583ca8
  4. #5d45a3
  5. #624d9e
  6. #675699
  7. #6c5e94
  8. #71678f
  9. #766f8a
  10. #7b7885
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3f80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cb6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #20516d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cb1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #38458e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2bb2 {
  color: #4e2bb2;
}
Background
.bg-4e2bb2 {
  background-color: #4e2bb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2bb2 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2bb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2bb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 43 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 61% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2bb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2bb2, #922bb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2bb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 43 178 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.63 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.46 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.68 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.71 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.37 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.62 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.69 #b1d44d Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e2bb2  rgb(78, 43, 178)  hsl(256, 61%, 43%)  Ocean Blue
#8fb22b  rgb(143, 178, 43)  hsl(76, 61%, 43%)  Apple Green
#b24e2b  rgb(178, 78, 43)  hsl(16, 61%, 43%)  Rust
#2bb24e  rgb(43, 178, 78)  hsl(136, 61%, 43%)  Medium Sea Green