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#4E46BB

#4e46bb ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e46bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 27.45% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.29% cyan, 62.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 244.1°, with 46.25% saturation and 50.39% 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 7.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 1.45.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0959

Complementary

  1. #4e46bb
  2. #b3bb46

Split complementary

  1. #4e46bb
  2. #bb8846
  3. #78bb46

Analogous

  1. #4678bb
  2. #4e46bb
  3. #8846bb

Triadic

  1. #4e46bb
  2. #bb4e46
  3. #46bb4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e46bb
  2. #bb46b3
  3. #b3bb46
  4. #46bb4e

Square

  1. #4e46bb
  2. #bb4678
  3. #b3bb46
  4. #46bb88

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1c4c
  2. #363184
  3. #4e46bb
  4. #847ed0
  5. #b9b6e4

Shades

#4e46bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e46bb
  2. #463fa8
  3. #3e3896
  4. #373183
  5. #2f2a70
  6. #27235e
  7. #1f1c4b
  8. #171538
  9. #100e25
  10. #080713
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e46bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e46bb
  2. #6059c2
  3. #716bc9
  4. #837ecf
  5. #9590d6
  6. #a7a3dd
  7. #b8b5e4
  8. #cac8eb
  9. #dcdaf1
  10. #ededf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e46bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e46bb
  2. #534cb5
  3. #5852af
  4. #5d57a9
  5. #625da3
  6. #67639e
  7. #6c6998
  8. #716f92
  9. #76748c
  10. #7b7a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #54518b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #07637a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2154bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1b4eba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #325998 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e46bb {
  color: #4e46bb;
}
Background
.bg-4e46bb {
  background-color: #4e46bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e46bb {
  border: 2px solid #4e46bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e46bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 70 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 46% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e46bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e46bb, #8846bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e46bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 70 187 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 1.45 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.13 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.83 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.04 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.45 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.82 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.10 #b1b944 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e46bb  rgb(78, 70, 187)  hsl(244, 46%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#b3bb46  rgb(179, 187, 70)  hsl(64, 46%, 50%)  Dark Khaki
#bb4e46  rgb(187, 78, 70)  hsl(4, 46%, 50%)  Persian Red
#46bb4e  rgb(70, 187, 78)  hsl(124, 46%, 50%)  Mantis