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#4E37BB

#4e37bb ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e37bb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 21.57% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.29% cyan, 70.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 250.45°, with 54.55% saturation and 47.45% 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 8.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 2.98.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0794

Complementary

  1. #4e37bb
  2. #a4bb37

Split complementary

  1. #4e37bb
  2. #bb9037
  3. #62bb37

Analogous

  1. #3762bb
  2. #4e37bb
  3. #9037bb

Triadic

  1. #4e37bb
  2. #bb4e37
  3. #37bb4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e37bb
  2. #bb37a4
  3. #a4bb37
  4. #37bb4e

Square

  1. #4e37bb
  2. #bb3762
  3. #a4bb37
  4. #37bb90

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1445
  2. #352680
  3. #4e37bb
  4. #7d6bd3
  5. #b1a6e5

Shades

#4e37bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e37bb
  2. #4632a8
  3. #3e2c96
  4. #372783
  5. #2f2170
  6. #271c5e
  7. #1f164b
  8. #171138
  9. #100b25
  10. #080613
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e37bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e37bb
  2. #604bc2
  3. #715fc9
  4. #8373cf
  5. #9587d6
  6. #a79bdd
  7. #b8afe4
  8. #cac3eb
  9. #dcd7f1
  10. #edebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e37bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e37bb
  2. #533eb5
  3. #5846af
  4. #5d4da9
  5. #6254a3
  6. #675c9e
  7. #6c6398
  8. #716a92
  9. #76718c
  10. #7b7986
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f4788 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004bb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0d5a75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #024abd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0044ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #334e96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e37bb {
  color: #4e37bb;
}
Background
.bg-4e37bb {
  background-color: #4e37bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e37bb {
  border: 2px solid #4e37bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e37bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 55 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 55% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e37bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e37bb, #9037bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e37bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 55 187 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 2.98 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.37 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.09 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.31 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.32 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.35 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.92 #b1c844 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e37bb  rgb(78, 55, 187)  hsl(250, 55%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#a4bb37  rgb(164, 187, 55)  hsl(70, 55%, 47%)  Apple Green
#bb4e37  rgb(187, 78, 55)  hsl(10, 55%, 47%)  Persian Red
#37bb4e  rgb(55, 187, 78)  hsl(130, 55%, 47%)  Mantis