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#3F49BB

#3f49bb ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3f49bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 28.63% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.31% cyan, 60.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 235.16°, with 49.6% 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 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.59.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0941

Complementary

  1. #3f49bb
  2. #bbb13f

Split complementary

  1. #3f49bb
  2. #bb733f
  3. #87bb3f

Analogous

  1. #3f87bb
  2. #3f49bb
  3. #733fbb

Triadic

  1. #3f49bb
  2. #bb3f49
  3. #49bb3f

Tetradic

  1. #3f49bb
  2. #b13fbb
  3. #bbb13f
  4. #49bb3f

Square

  1. #3f49bb
  2. #bb3f87
  3. #bbb13f
  4. #3fbb73

Monochromatic

  1. #181c49
  2. #2c3382
  3. #3f49bb
  4. #767dd1
  5. #afb3e4

Shades

#3f49bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f49bb
  2. #3942a8
  3. #323a96
  4. #2c3383
  5. #262c70
  6. #20255e
  7. #191d4b
  8. #131638
  9. #0d0f25
  10. #060713
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f49bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f49bb
  2. #525bc2
  3. #656dc9
  4. #7980cf
  5. #8c92d6
  6. #9fa4dd
  7. #b2b6e4
  8. #c5c8eb
  9. #d9dbf1
  10. #ecedf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f49bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f49bb
  2. #464fb5
  3. #4c54af
  4. #535aa9
  5. #595fa3
  6. #60659e
  7. #666a98
  8. #6d7092
  9. #73758c
  10. #7a7b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e518a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00657b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1155bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004eba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #035b99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f49bb {
  color: #3f49bb;
}
Background
.bg-3f49bb {
  background-color: #3f49bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f49bb {
  border: 2px solid #3f49bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f49bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 73 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 50% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f49bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f49bb, #733fbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f49bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 73 187 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.59 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.03 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.11 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.11 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.26 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.01 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.29 #c0b644 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#3f49bb  rgb(63, 73, 187)  hsl(235, 50%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#bbb13f  rgb(187, 177, 63)  hsl(55, 50%, 49%)  Brass
#bb3f49  rgb(187, 63, 73)  hsl(355, 50%, 49%)  Brick Red
#49bb3f  rgb(73, 187, 63)  hsl(115, 50%, 49%)  Kelly Green