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#4E2ECB

#4e2ecb ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e2ecb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.58% cyan, 77.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 252.23°, with 63.05% saturation and 48.82% 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 8.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.38.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0789

Complementary

  1. #4e2ecb
  2. #abcb2e

Split complementary

  1. #4e2ecb
  2. #cb9c2e
  3. #5ccb2e

Analogous

  1. #2e5ccb
  2. #4e2ecb
  3. #9c2ecb

Triadic

  1. #4e2ecb
  2. #cb4e2e
  3. #2ecb4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2ecb
  2. #cb2eab
  3. #abcb2e
  4. #2ecb4e

Square

  1. #4e2ecb
  2. #cb2e5c
  3. #abcb2e
  4. #2ecb9c

Monochromatic

  1. #1e124e
  2. #36208d
  3. #4e2ecb
  4. #8069dd
  5. #b5a7eb

Shades

#4e2ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2ecb
  2. #4629b7
  3. #3e25a2
  4. #37208e
  5. #2f1c7a
  6. #271766
  7. #1f1251
  8. #170e3d
  9. #100929
  10. #080514
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2ecb
  2. #6043d0
  3. #7158d5
  4. #836ddb
  5. #9582e0
  6. #a797e5
  7. #b8abea
  8. #cac0ef
  9. #dcd5f5
  10. #edeafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2ecb
  2. #5336c4
  3. #583ebc
  4. #5d47b5
  5. #624fad
  6. #6757a6
  7. #6c5f9e
  8. #716797
  9. #76708f
  10. #7b7888
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f4492 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ac8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #294ea2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2ecb {
  color: #4e2ecb;
}
Background
.bg-4e2ecb {
  background-color: #4e2ecb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2ecb {
  border: 2px solid #4e2ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 46 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2ecb, #9c2ecb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 46 203 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.38 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.55 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.11 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.40 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.64 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.54 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.58 #b1d134 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e2ecb  rgb(78, 46, 203)  hsl(252, 63%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#abcb2e  rgb(171, 203, 46)  hsl(72, 63%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#cb4e2e  rgb(203, 78, 46)  hsl(12, 63%, 49%)  Sinopia
#2ecb4e  rgb(46, 203, 78)  hsl(132, 63%, 49%)  Lime Green