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#3746BB

#3746bb ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3746bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.57% red, 27.45% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.59% cyan, 62.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 233.18°, with 54.55% saturation and 47.45% 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 7.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0878

Complementary

  1. #3746bb
  2. #bbac37

Split complementary

  1. #3746bb
  2. #bb6a37
  3. #88bb37

Analogous

  1. #3788bb
  2. #3746bb
  3. #6a37bb

Triadic

  1. #3746bb
  2. #bb3746
  3. #46bb37

Tetradic

  1. #3746bb
  2. #ac37bb
  3. #bbac37
  4. #46bb37

Square

  1. #3746bb
  2. #bb3788
  3. #bbac37
  4. #37bb6a

Monochromatic

  1. #141a45
  2. #263080
  3. #3746bb
  4. #6b77d3
  5. #a6ade5

Shades

#3746bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3746bb
  2. #323fa8
  3. #2c3896
  4. #273183
  5. #212a70
  6. #1c235e
  7. #161c4b
  8. #111538
  9. #0b0e25
  10. #060713
  11. #000000

Tints

#3746bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3746bb
  2. #4b59c2
  3. #5f6bc9
  4. #737ecf
  5. #8790d6
  6. #9ba3dd
  7. #afb5e4
  8. #c3c8eb
  9. #d7daf1
  10. #ebedf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3746bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3746bb
  2. #3e4cb5
  3. #4652af
  4. #4d57a9
  5. #545da3
  6. #5c639e
  7. #636998
  8. #6a6f92
  9. #71748c
  10. #797a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a4e89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005abf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004eb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00647a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0053bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004bba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005998 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3746bb {
  color: #3746bb;
}
Background
.bg-3746bb {
  background-color: #3746bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3746bb {
  border: 2px solid #3746bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3746bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 55 70 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 55% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3746bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3746bb, #6a37bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3746bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(55 70 187 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.89 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.93 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.46 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.04 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.16 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.26 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.80 #c8b944 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#3746bb  rgb(55, 70, 187)  hsl(233, 55%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#bbac37  rgb(187, 172, 55)  hsl(53, 55%, 47%)  Brass
#bb3746  rgb(187, 55, 70)  hsl(353, 55%, 47%)  Cardinal
#46bb37  rgb(70, 187, 55)  hsl(113, 55%, 47%)  Kelly Green