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#4E4EAF

#4e4eaf ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e4eaf 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 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.43% cyan, 55.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 38.34% saturation and 49.61% 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 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.91.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1016

Complementary

  1. #4e4eaf
  2. #afaf4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4eaf
  2. #af7f4e
  3. #7faf4e

Analogous

  1. #4e7faf
  2. #4e4eaf
  3. #7f4eaf

Triadic

  1. #4e4eaf
  2. #af4e4e
  3. #4eaf4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4eaf
  2. #af4eaf
  3. #afaf4e
  4. #4eaf4e

Square

  1. #4e4eaf
  2. #af4e7f
  3. #afaf4e
  4. #4eaf7f

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1f45
  2. #36367a
  3. #4e4eaf
  4. #8282c7
  5. #b7b7df

Shades

#4e4eaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4eaf
  2. #46469e
  3. #3e3e8c
  4. #37377b
  5. #2f2f69
  6. #272758
  7. #1f1f46
  8. #171735
  9. #101023
  10. #080812
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4eaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4eaf
  2. #6060b7
  3. #7171bf
  4. #8383c7
  5. #9595cf
  6. #a7a7d7
  7. #b8b8df
  8. #cacae7
  9. #dcdcef
  10. #ededf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4eaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4eaf
  2. #5353aa
  3. #5858a6
  4. #5d5da1
  5. #62629c
  6. #676798
  7. #6c6c93
  8. #71718e
  9. #767689
  10. #7b7b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #555584 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0d5eb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1e6477 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3358b1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f53ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #375c91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4eaf {
  color: #4e4eaf;
}
Background
.bg-4e4eaf {
  background-color: #4e4eaf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4eaf {
  border: 2px solid #4e4eaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4eaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 78 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 38% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4eaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4eaf, #7f4eaf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4eaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 78 175 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.91 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.10 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.08 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.12 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.31 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.52 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.57 #b1b150 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e4eaf  rgb(78, 78, 175)  hsl(240, 38%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#afaf4e  rgb(175, 175, 78)  hsl(60, 38%, 50%)  Dark Khaki
#af4e4e  rgb(175, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 38%, 50%)  Redwood
#4eaf4e  rgb(78, 175, 78)  hsl(120, 38%, 50%)  Mantis