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#4E40CD

#4e40cd ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e40cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 25.1% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.95% cyan, 68.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 245.96°, with 58.51% saturation and 52.75% 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 7.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0969

Complementary

  1. #4e40cd
  2. #bfcd40

Split complementary

  1. #4e40cd
  2. #cd9540
  3. #79cd40

Analogous

  1. #4079cd
  2. #4e40cd
  3. #9540cd

Triadic

  1. #4e40cd
  2. #cd4e40
  3. #40cd4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e40cd
  2. #cd40bf
  3. #bfcd40
  4. #40cd4e

Square

  1. #4e40cd
  2. #cd4079
  3. #bfcd40
  4. #40cd95

Monochromatic

  1. #1f185c
  2. #332899
  3. #4e40cd
  4. #867ddd
  5. #beb9ed

Shades

#4e40cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e40cd
  2. #463ab9
  3. #3e33a4
  4. #372d90
  5. #2f267b
  6. #272067
  7. #1f1a52
  8. #17133e
  9. #100d29
  10. #080615
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e40cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e40cd
  2. #6053d2
  3. #7166d7
  4. #8379dc
  5. #958ce1
  6. #a7a0e6
  7. #b8b3eb
  8. #cac6f0
  9. #dcd9f5
  10. #edecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e40cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e40cd
  2. #5346c5
  3. #584dbe
  4. #5d53b6
  5. #625aae
  6. #6760a7
  7. #6c669f
  8. #716d97
  9. #76738f
  10. #7b7a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #544f95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006681 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0053d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2759a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e40cd {
  color: #4e40cd;
}
Background
.bg-4e40cd {
  background-color: #4e40cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e40cd {
  border: 2px solid #4e40cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e40cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 64 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 59% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e40cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e40cd, #9540cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e40cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 64 205 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.33 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.24 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.38 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.99 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.19 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.05 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.37 #b1bf32 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e40cd  rgb(78, 64, 205)  hsl(246, 59%, 53%)  Ocean Blue
#bfcd40  rgb(191, 205, 64)  hsl(66, 59%, 53%)  June Bud
#cd4e40  rgb(205, 78, 64)  hsl(6, 59%, 53%)  Cinnabar
#40cd4e  rgb(64, 205, 78)  hsl(126, 59%, 53%)  Lime Green