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#4E2EAE

#4e2eae ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e2eae is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 18.04% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.17% cyan, 73.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 255°, with 58.18% saturation and 43.14% 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 9.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.13.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0663

Complementary

  1. #4e2eae
  2. #8eae2e

Split complementary

  1. #4e2eae
  2. #ae8e2e
  3. #4eae2e

Analogous

  1. #2e4eae
  2. #4e2eae
  3. #8e2eae

Triadic

  1. #4e2eae
  2. #ae4e2e
  3. #2eae4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2eae
  2. #ae2e8e
  3. #8eae2e
  4. #2eae4e

Square

  1. #4e2eae
  2. #ae2e4e
  3. #8eae2e
  4. #2eae8e

Monochromatic

  1. #180e35
  2. #331e72
  3. #4e2eae
  4. #7556d2
  5. #a793e2

Shades

#4e2eae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2eae
  2. #46299d
  3. #3e258b
  4. #37207a
  5. #2f1c68
  6. #271757
  7. #1f1246
  8. #170e34
  9. #100923
  10. #080511
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2eae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2eae
  2. #6043b6
  3. #7158be
  4. #836dc6
  5. #9582ce
  6. #a797d7
  7. #b8abdf
  8. #cac0e7
  9. #dcd5ef
  10. #edeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2eae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2eae
  2. #5336a9
  3. #583ea5
  4. #5d47a0
  5. #624f9c
  6. #675797
  7. #6c5f92
  8. #71678e
  9. #767089
  10. #7b7885
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b407e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #24516b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0942b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0b3dad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #39458b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2eae {
  color: #4e2eae;
}
Background
.bg-4e2eae {
  background-color: #4e2eae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2eae {
  border: 2px solid #4e2eae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2eae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 46 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 58% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2eae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2eae, #8e2eae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2eae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 46 174 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.13 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.03 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.27 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.53 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.33 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.36 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.98 #b1d151 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e2eae  rgb(78, 46, 174)  hsl(255, 58%, 43%)  Ocean Blue
#8eae2e  rgb(142, 174, 46)  hsl(75, 58%, 43%)  Apple Green
#ae4e2e  rgb(174, 78, 46)  hsl(15, 58%, 43%)  Sienna
#2eae4e  rgb(46, 174, 78)  hsl(135, 58%, 43%)  Medium Sea Green