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#4E2CB2

#4e2cb2 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e2cb2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 17.25% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.18% cyan, 75.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 255.22°, with 60.36% 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 9.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.43.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0664

Complementary

  1. #4e2cb2
  2. #90b22c

Split complementary

  1. #4e2cb2
  2. #b2912c
  3. #4db22c

Analogous

  1. #2c4db2
  2. #4e2cb2
  3. #912cb2

Triadic

  1. #4e2cb2
  2. #b24e2c
  3. #2cb24e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2cb2
  2. #b22c90
  3. #90b22c
  4. #2cb24e

Square

  1. #4e2cb2
  2. #b22c4d
  3. #90b22c
  4. #2cb291

Monochromatic

  1. #180e37
  2. #331d75
  3. #4e2cb2
  4. #7655d5
  5. #a793e4

Shades

#4e2cb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2cb2
  2. #4628a0
  3. #3e238e
  4. #371f7d
  5. #2f1a6b
  6. #271659
  7. #1f1247
  8. #170d35
  9. #100924
  10. #080412
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2cb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2cb2
  2. #6041ba
  3. #7156c1
  4. #836bc9
  5. #9580d1
  6. #a796d9
  7. #b8abe0
  8. #cac0e8
  9. #dcd5f0
  10. #edeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2cb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2cb2
  2. #5334ad
  3. #583da8
  4. #5d45a3
  5. #624e9e
  6. #675699
  7. #6c5e94
  8. #71678f
  9. #766f8a
  10. #7b7885
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3f81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cb6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #20516d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cb1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #38458e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2cb2 {
  color: #4e2cb2;
}
Background
.bg-4e2cb2 {
  background-color: #4e2cb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2cb2 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2cb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2cb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 44 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 60% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2cb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2cb2, #912cb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2cb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 44 178 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.43 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.42 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.59 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.63 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.51 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.54 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.81 #b1d34d Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e2cb2  rgb(78, 44, 178)  hsl(255, 60%, 44%)  Ocean Blue
#90b22c  rgb(144, 178, 44)  hsl(75, 60%, 44%)  Apple Green
#b24e2c  rgb(178, 78, 44)  hsl(15, 60%, 44%)  Rust
#2cb24e  rgb(44, 178, 78)  hsl(135, 60%, 44%)  Medium Sea Green