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#4E4EAE

#4e4eae ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e4eae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.17% cyan, 55.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 38.1% saturation and 49.41% 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 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.97.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1012

Complementary

  1. #4e4eae
  2. #aeae4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4eae
  2. #ae7e4e
  3. #7eae4e

Analogous

  1. #4e7eae
  2. #4e4eae
  3. #7e4eae

Triadic

  1. #4e4eae
  2. #ae4e4e
  3. #4eae4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4eae
  2. #ae4eae
  3. #aeae4e
  4. #4eae4e

Square

  1. #4e4eae
  2. #ae4e7e
  3. #aeae4e
  4. #4eae7e

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1f44
  2. #363679
  3. #4e4eae
  4. #8282c7
  5. #b6b6de

Shades

#4e4eae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4eae
  2. #46469d
  3. #3e3e8b
  4. #37377a
  5. #2f2f68
  6. #272757
  7. #1f1f46
  8. #171734
  9. #101023
  10. #080811
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4eae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4eae
  2. #6060b6
  3. #7171be
  4. #8383c6
  5. #9595ce
  6. #a7a7d7
  7. #b8b8df
  8. #cacae7
  9. #dcdcef
  10. #ededf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4eae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4eae
  2. #5353a9
  3. #5858a5
  4. #5d5da0
  5. #62629c
  6. #676797
  7. #6c6c92
  8. #71718e
  9. #767689
  10. #7b7b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #555584 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #105db1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #206476 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3358b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f53ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #385c90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4eae {
  color: #4e4eae;
}
Background
.bg-4e4eae {
  background-color: #4e4eae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4eae {
  border: 2px solid #4e4eae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4eae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 78 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 38% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4eae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4eae, #7e4eae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4eae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 78 174 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.97 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.24 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.18 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.20 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.26 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.57 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.60 #b1b151 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e4eae  rgb(78, 78, 174)  hsl(240, 38%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#aeae4e  rgb(174, 174, 78)  hsl(60, 38%, 49%)  Dark Khaki
#ae4e4e  rgb(174, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 38%, 49%)  Redwood
#4eae4e  rgb(78, 174, 78)  hsl(120, 38%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green