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#4E2CC2

#4e2cc2 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e2cc2 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 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.79% cyan, 77.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 253.6°, with 63.03% saturation and 46.67% 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 8.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.41.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0732

Complementary

  1. #4e2cc2
  2. #a0c22c

Split complementary

  1. #4e2cc2
  2. #c2992c
  3. #55c22c

Analogous

  1. #2c55c2
  2. #4e2cc2
  3. #992cc2

Triadic

  1. #4e2cc2
  2. #c24e2c
  3. #2cc24e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2cc2
  2. #c22ca0
  3. #a0c22c
  4. #2cc24e

Square

  1. #4e2cc2
  2. #c22c55
  3. #a0c22c
  4. #2cc299

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1045
  2. #351e84
  3. #4e2cc2
  4. #7c60db
  5. #af9ee9

Shades

#4e2cc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2cc2
  2. #4628af
  3. #3e239b
  4. #371f88
  5. #2f1a74
  6. #271661
  7. #1f124e
  8. #170d3a
  9. #100927
  10. #080413
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2cc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2cc2
  2. #6041c8
  3. #7156ce
  4. #836bd4
  5. #9580da
  6. #a796e1
  7. #b8abe7
  8. #cac0ed
  9. #dcd5f3
  10. #edeaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2cc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2cc2
  2. #5334bb
  3. #583db5
  4. #5d45ae
  5. #624ea8
  6. #6756a1
  7. #6c5e9a
  8. #716794
  9. #766f8d
  10. #7b7887
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d428b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005876 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ec0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2f4a9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2cc2 {
  color: #4e2cc2;
}
Background
.bg-4e2cc2 {
  background-color: #4e2cc2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2cc2 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2cc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2cc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 44 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 63% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2cc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2cc2, #992cc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2cc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 44 194 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.41 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.37 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.59 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.95 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.15 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.29 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.84 #b1d33d Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e2cc2  rgb(78, 44, 194)  hsl(254, 63%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#a0c22c  rgb(160, 194, 44)  hsl(74, 63%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#c24e2c  rgb(194, 78, 44)  hsl(14, 63%, 47%)  Sinopia
#2cc24e  rgb(44, 194, 78)  hsl(134, 63%, 47%)  Lime Green