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#4E4EAC

#4e4eac ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e4eac 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 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.65% cyan, 54.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 37.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 4.11.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1005

Complementary

  1. #4e4eac
  2. #acac4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4eac
  2. #ac7d4e
  3. #7dac4e

Analogous

  1. #4e7dac
  2. #4e4eac
  3. #7d4eac

Triadic

  1. #4e4eac
  2. #ac4e4e
  3. #4eac4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4eac
  2. #ac4eac
  3. #acac4e
  4. #4eac4e

Square

  1. #4e4eac
  2. #ac4e7d
  3. #acac4e
  4. #4eac7d

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1e43
  2. #363677
  3. #4e4eac
  4. #8181c6
  5. #b5b5de

Shades

#4e4eac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4eac
  2. #46469b
  3. #3e3e8a
  4. #373778
  5. #2f2f67
  6. #272756
  7. #1f1f45
  8. #171734
  9. #101022
  10. #080811
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4eac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4eac
  2. #6060b4
  3. #7171bd
  4. #8383c5
  5. #9595cd
  6. #a7a7d6
  7. #b8b8de
  8. #cacae6
  9. #dcdcee
  10. #ededf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4eac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4eac
  2. #5353a8
  3. #5858a3
  4. #5d5d9f
  5. #62629a
  6. #676796
  7. #6c6c92
  8. #71718d
  9. #767689
  10. #7b7b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #555583 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #155daf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #226375 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3457ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3153ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #385c8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4eac {
  color: #4e4eac;
}
Background
.bg-4e4eac {
  background-color: #4e4eac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4eac {
  border: 2px solid #4e4eac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4eac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 78 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 38% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4eac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4eac, #7d4eac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4eac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 78 172 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.11 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.53 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.98 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.37 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.55 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.68 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.68 #b1b153 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e4eac  rgb(78, 78, 172)  hsl(240, 38%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#acac4e  rgb(172, 172, 78)  hsl(60, 38%, 49%)  Brass
#ac4e4e  rgb(172, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 38%, 49%)  Redwood
#4eac4e  rgb(78, 172, 78)  hsl(120, 38%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green