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#4E2DAA

#4e2daa ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e2daa is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 17.65% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.12% cyan, 73.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 255.84°, with 58.14% saturation and 42.16% 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 9.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.52.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.064

Complementary

  1. #4e2daa
  2. #89aa2d

Split complementary

  1. #4e2daa
  2. #aa8d2d
  3. #4baa2d

Analogous

  1. #2d4baa
  2. #4e2daa
  3. #8d2daa

Triadic

  1. #4e2daa
  2. #aa4e2d
  3. #2daa4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2daa
  2. #aa2d89
  3. #89aa2d
  4. #2daa4e

Square

  1. #4e2daa
  2. #aa2d4b
  3. #89aa2d
  4. #2daa8d

Monochromatic

  1. #160d31
  2. #321d6e
  3. #4e2daa
  4. #7452d1
  5. #a58fe1

Shades

#4e2daa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2daa
  2. #462999
  3. #3e2488
  4. #372077
  5. #2f1b66
  6. #271755
  7. #1f1244
  8. #170e33
  9. #100922
  10. #080511
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2daa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2daa
  2. #6042b3
  3. #7157bb
  4. #836cc4
  5. #9581cc
  6. #a796d5
  7. #b8abdd
  8. #cac0e6
  9. #dcd5ee
  10. #edeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2daa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2daa
  2. #5335a6
  3. #583ea2
  4. #5d469d
  5. #624e99
  6. #675795
  7. #6c5f91
  8. #71678d
  9. #766f88
  10. #7b7884
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a3e7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004aae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #294f69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0f40ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #123ca9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b4488 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2daa {
  color: #4e2daa;
}
Background
.bg-4e2daa {
  background-color: #4e2daa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2daa {
  border: 2px solid #4e2daa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2daa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 45 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 58% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2daa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2daa, #8d2daa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2daa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 45 170 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.52 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.74 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.06 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.87 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.12 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.40 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.82 #b1d255 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e2daa  rgb(78, 45, 170)  hsl(256, 58%, 42%)  Ocean Blue
#89aa2d  rgb(137, 170, 45)  hsl(76, 58%, 42%)  Apple Green
#aa4e2d  rgb(170, 78, 45)  hsl(16, 58%, 42%)  Sienna
#2daa4e  rgb(45, 170, 78)  hsl(136, 58%, 42%)  Medium Sea Green