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#4E4FA2

#4e4fa2 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e4fa2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 30.98% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.85% cyan, 51.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 239.29°, with 35% saturation and 47.06% 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 7.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.38.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.0982

Complementary

  1. #4e4fa2
  2. #a2a14e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4fa2
  2. #a2774e
  3. #79a24e

Analogous

  1. #4e79a2
  2. #4e4fa2
  3. #774ea2

Triadic

  1. #4e4fa2
  2. #a24e4f
  3. #4fa24e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4fa2
  2. #a14ea2
  3. #a2a14e
  4. #4fa24e

Square

  1. #4e4fa2
  2. #a24e79
  3. #a2a14e
  4. #4ea277

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1d3b
  2. #35366e
  3. #4e4fa2
  4. #7c7dc0
  5. #b0b1d9

Shades

#4e4fa2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4fa2
  2. #464792
  3. #3e3f82
  4. #373771
  5. #2f2f61
  6. #272851
  7. #1f2041
  8. #171831
  9. #101020
  10. #080810
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4fa2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4fa2
  2. #6061ab
  3. #7172b5
  4. #8384be
  5. #9595c7
  6. #a7a7d1
  7. #b8b9da
  8. #cacae3
  9. #dcdcec
  10. #ededf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4fa2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4fa2
  2. #53549f
  3. #58599b
  4. #5d5e98
  5. #626394
  6. #676891
  7. #6c6c8e
  8. #71718a
  9. #767687
  10. #7b7b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #54557d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #275ca5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e55a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2c6171 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a57a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3753a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c5a87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4fa2 {
  color: #4e4fa2;
}
Background
.bg-4e4fa2 {
  background-color: #4e4fa2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4fa2 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4fa2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4fa2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 79 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 35% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4fa2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4fa2, #774ea2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4fa2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 79 162 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.38 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.30 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.10 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.98 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.12 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.40 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.67 #b1b05d Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4e4fa2  rgb(78, 79, 162)  hsl(239, 35%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#a2a14e  rgb(162, 161, 78)  hsl(59, 35%, 47%)  Brass
#a24e4f  rgb(162, 78, 79)  hsl(359, 35%, 47%)  Redwood
#4fa24e  rgb(79, 162, 78)  hsl(119, 35%, 47%)  Shamrock Green