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#4E44BB

#4e44bb ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e44bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 26.67% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.29% cyan, 63.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 245.04°, with 46.67% saturation and 50% 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 7.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 1.05.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0934

Complementary

  1. #4e44bb
  2. #b1bb44

Split complementary

  1. #4e44bb
  2. #bb8944
  3. #76bb44

Analogous

  1. #4476bb
  2. #4e44bb
  3. #8944bb

Triadic

  1. #4e44bb
  2. #bb4e44
  3. #44bb4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e44bb
  2. #bb44b1
  3. #b1bb44
  4. #44bb4e

Square

  1. #4e44bb
  2. #bb4476
  3. #b1bb44
  4. #44bb89

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1b4b
  2. #373083
  3. #4e44bb
  4. #837ccf
  5. #b8b4e4

Shades

#4e44bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e44bb
  2. #463da8
  3. #3e3696
  4. #373083
  5. #2f2970
  6. #27225e
  7. #1f1b4b
  8. #171438
  9. #100e25
  10. #080713
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e44bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e44bb
  2. #6057c2
  3. #7169c9
  4. #837ccf
  5. #958fd6
  6. #a7a2dd
  7. #b8b4e4
  8. #cac7eb
  9. #dcdaf1
  10. #edecf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e44bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e44bb
  2. #534ab5
  3. #5850af
  4. #5d56a9
  5. #625ca3
  6. #67629e
  7. #6c6898
  8. #716e92
  9. #76748c
  10. #7b7a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #534f8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #086279 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1e52bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #184dba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #325798 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e44bb {
  color: #4e44bb;
}
Background
.bg-4e44bb {
  background-color: #4e44bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e44bb {
  border: 2px solid #4e44bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e44bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 68 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 47% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e44bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e44bb, #8944bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e44bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 68 187 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 1.05 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.46 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.60 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.29 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.71 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.84 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.87 #b1bb44 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e44bb  rgb(78, 68, 187)  hsl(245, 47%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#b1bb44  rgb(177, 187, 68)  hsl(65, 47%, 50%)  Dark Khaki
#bb4e44  rgb(187, 78, 68)  hsl(5, 47%, 50%)  Persian Red
#44bb4e  rgb(68, 187, 78)  hsl(125, 47%, 50%)  Mantis