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#4E4EAB

#4e4eab ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e4eab is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 30.59% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.39% cyan, 54.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 37.35% saturation and 48.82% 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 7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 4.19.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1001

Complementary

  1. #4e4eab
  2. #abab4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4eab
  2. #ab7c4e
  3. #7cab4e

Analogous

  1. #4e7cab
  2. #4e4eab
  3. #7c4eab

Triadic

  1. #4e4eab
  2. #ab4e4e
  3. #4eab4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4eab
  2. #ab4eab
  3. #abab4e
  4. #4eab4e

Square

  1. #4e4eab
  2. #ab4e7c
  3. #abab4e
  4. #4eab7c

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1e42
  2. #363676
  3. #4e4eab
  4. #8080c5
  5. #b5b5dd

Shades

#4e4eab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4eab
  2. #46469a
  3. #3e3e89
  4. #373778
  5. #2f2f67
  6. #272756
  7. #1f1f44
  8. #171733
  9. #101022
  10. #080811
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4eab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4eab
  2. #6060b3
  3. #7171bc
  4. #8383c4
  5. #9595cd
  6. #a7a7d5
  7. #b8b8dd
  8. #cacae6
  9. #dcdcee
  10. #ededf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4eab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4eab
  2. #5353a7
  3. #5858a2
  4. #5d5d9e
  5. #62629a
  6. #676796
  7. #6c6c91
  8. #71718d
  9. #767689
  10. #7b7b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #555582 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #175dae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0255a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #236375 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3557ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3153aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #395b8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4eab {
  color: #4e4eab;
}
Background
.bg-4e4eab {
  background-color: #4e4eab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4eab {
  border: 2px solid #4e4eab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4eab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 78 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 37% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4eab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4eab, #7c4eab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4eab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 78 171 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.19 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.68 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.87 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.47 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.69 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.72 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.74 #b1b154 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e4eab  rgb(78, 78, 171)  hsl(240, 37%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#abab4e  rgb(171, 171, 78)  hsl(60, 37%, 49%)  Brass
#ab4e4e  rgb(171, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 37%, 49%)  Redwood
#4eab4e  rgb(78, 171, 78)  hsl(120, 37%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green