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#4E2BB3

#4e2bb3 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e2bb3 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 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.42% cyan, 75.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 255.44°, with 61.26% saturation and 43.53% 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 9.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.066

Complementary

  1. #4e2bb3
  2. #90b32b

Split complementary

  1. #4e2bb3
  2. #b3922b
  3. #4cb32b

Analogous

  1. #2b4cb3
  2. #4e2bb3
  3. #922bb3

Triadic

  1. #4e2bb3
  2. #b34e2b
  3. #2bb34e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2bb3
  2. #b32b90
  3. #90b32b
  4. #2bb34e

Square

  1. #4e2bb3
  2. #b32b4c
  3. #90b32b
  4. #2bb392

Monochromatic

  1. #180d38
  2. #331c75
  3. #4e2bb3
  4. #7654d6
  5. #a792e5

Shades

#4e2bb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2bb3
  2. #4627a1
  3. #3e228f
  4. #371e7d
  5. #2f1a6b
  6. #27165a
  7. #1f1148
  8. #170d36
  9. #100924
  10. #080412
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2bb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2bb3
  2. #6040bb
  3. #7155c2
  4. #836bca
  5. #9580d1
  6. #a795d9
  7. #b8aae1
  8. #cabfe8
  9. #dcd5f0
  10. #edeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2bb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2bb3
  2. #5334ae
  3. #583ca9
  4. #5d45a4
  5. #624d9f
  6. #67569a
  7. #6c5e94
  8. #71678f
  9. #766f8a
  10. #7b7885
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3f81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cb7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1e516d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #37458f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2bb3 {
  color: #4e2bb3;
}
Background
.bg-4e2bb3 {
  background-color: #4e2bb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2bb3 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2bb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2bb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 43 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 61% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2bb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2bb3, #922bb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2bb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 43 179 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.61 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.54 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.67 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.75 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.33 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.64 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.72 #b1d44c Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e2bb3  rgb(78, 43, 179)  hsl(255, 61%, 44%)  Ocean Blue
#90b32b  rgb(144, 179, 43)  hsl(75, 61%, 44%)  Apple Green
#b34e2b  rgb(179, 78, 43)  hsl(15, 61%, 44%)  Rust
#2bb34e  rgb(43, 179, 78)  hsl(135, 61%, 44%)  Medium Sea Green