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#4E2EA7

#4e2ea7 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e2ea7 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 18.04% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.29% cyan, 72.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 255.87°, with 56.81% saturation and 41.76% 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 9.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.48.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0636

Complementary

  1. #4e2ea7
  2. #87a72e

Split complementary

  1. #4e2ea7
  2. #a78a2e
  3. #4aa72e

Analogous

  1. #2e4aa7
  2. #4e2ea7
  3. #8a2ea7

Triadic

  1. #4e2ea7
  2. #a74e2e
  3. #2ea74e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2ea7
  2. #a72e87
  3. #87a72e
  4. #2ea74e

Square

  1. #4e2ea7
  2. #a72e4a
  3. #87a72e
  4. #2ea78a

Monochromatic

  1. #160d2f
  2. #321d6b
  3. #4e2ea7
  4. #7352cf
  5. #a48ee0

Shades

#4e2ea7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2ea7
  2. #462996
  3. #3e2586
  4. #372075
  5. #2f1c64
  6. #271754
  7. #1f1243
  8. #170e32
  9. #100921
  10. #080511
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2ea7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2ea7
  2. #6043b0
  3. #7158b9
  4. #836dc1
  5. #9582ca
  6. #a797d3
  7. #b8abdc
  8. #cac0e5
  9. #dcd5ed
  10. #edeaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2ea7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2ea7
  2. #5336a3
  3. #583e9f
  4. #5d479b
  5. #624f97
  6. #675794
  7. #6c5f90
  8. #71678c
  9. #767088
  10. #7b7884
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a3f79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004aab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2b4e67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1440a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #173ca6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c4386 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2ea7 {
  color: #4e2ea7;
}
Background
.bg-4e2ea7 {
  background-color: #4e2ea7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2ea7 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2ea7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2ea7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 46 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 57% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2ea7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2ea7, #8a2ea7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2ea7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 46 167 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.48 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.49 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.83 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.68 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.96 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.35 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.97 #b1d158 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e2ea7  rgb(78, 46, 167)  hsl(256, 57%, 42%)  Ocean Blue
#87a72e  rgb(135, 167, 46)  hsl(76, 57%, 42%)  Apple Green
#a74e2e  rgb(167, 78, 46)  hsl(16, 57%, 42%)  Sienna
#2ea74e  rgb(46, 167, 78)  hsl(136, 57%, 42%)  Medium Sea Green