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#4E40BB

#4e40bb ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e40bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 25.1% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.29% cyan, 65.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 246.83°, with 49% saturation and 49.22% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 1.03.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0887

Complementary

  1. #4e40bb
  2. #adbb40

Split complementary

  1. #4e40bb
  2. #bb8c40
  3. #70bb40

Analogous

  1. #4070bb
  2. #4e40bb
  3. #8c40bb

Triadic

  1. #4e40bb
  2. #bb4e40
  3. #40bb4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e40bb
  2. #bb40ad
  3. #adbb40
  4. #40bb4e

Square

  1. #4e40bb
  2. #bb4070
  3. #adbb40
  4. #40bb8c

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1949
  2. #362d82
  3. #4e40bb
  4. #8177d0
  5. #b6b0e4

Shades

#4e40bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e40bb
  2. #463aa8
  3. #3e3396
  4. #372d83
  5. #2f2670
  6. #27205e
  7. #1f1a4b
  8. #171338
  9. #100d25
  10. #080613
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e40bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e40bb
  2. #6053c2
  3. #7166c9
  4. #8379cf
  5. #958cd6
  6. #a7a0dd
  7. #b8b3e4
  8. #cac6eb
  9. #dcd9f1
  10. #edecf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e40bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e40bb
  2. #5346b5
  3. #584daf
  4. #5d53a9
  5. #625aa3
  6. #67609e
  7. #6c6698
  8. #716d92
  9. #76738c
  10. #7b7a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #524d89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #095f78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1750bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #114aba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #325497 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e40bb {
  color: #4e40bb;
}
Background
.bg-4e40bb {
  background-color: #4e40bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e40bb {
  border: 2px solid #4e40bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e40bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 64 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 49% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e40bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e40bb, #8c40bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e40bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 64 187 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 1.03 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.22 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.30 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.88 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.53 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.61 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.05 #b1bf44 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e40bb  rgb(78, 64, 187)  hsl(247, 49%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#adbb40  rgb(173, 187, 64)  hsl(67, 49%, 49%)  Apple Green
#bb4e40  rgb(187, 78, 64)  hsl(7, 49%, 49%)  Persian Red
#40bb4e  rgb(64, 187, 78)  hsl(127, 49%, 49%)  Mantis