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#3F4BBD

#3f4bbd ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3f4bbd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 29.41% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 60.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 234.29°, with 50% 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 7.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 4.1.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0976

Complementary

  1. #3f4bbd
  2. #bdb13f

Split complementary

  1. #3f4bbd
  2. #bd723f
  3. #8abd3f

Analogous

  1. #3f8abd
  2. #3f4bbd
  3. #723fbd

Triadic

  1. #3f4bbd
  2. #bd3f4b
  3. #4bbd3f

Tetradic

  1. #3f4bbd
  2. #b13fbd
  3. #bdb13f
  4. #4bbd3f

Square

  1. #3f4bbd
  2. #bd3f8a
  3. #bdb13f
  4. #3fbd72

Monochromatic

  1. #191d4a
  2. #2c3484
  3. #3f4bbd
  4. #7780d2
  5. #b0b5e5

Shades

#3f4bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f4bbd
  2. #3944aa
  3. #323c97
  4. #2c3584
  5. #262d71
  6. #20265f
  7. #191e4c
  8. #131739
  9. #0d0f26
  10. #060813
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f4bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f4bbd
  2. #525dc4
  3. #656fca
  4. #7981d1
  5. #8c93d7
  6. #9fa5de
  7. #b2b7e5
  8. #c5c9eb
  9. #d9dbf2
  10. #ecedf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f4bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f4bbd
  2. #4650b7
  3. #4c56b1
  4. #535bab
  5. #5960a5
  6. #60669f
  7. #666b98
  8. #6d7092
  9. #73758c
  10. #7a7b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f538c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ec1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00677d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1357bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005d9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f4bbd {
  color: #3f4bbd;
}
Background
.bg-3f4bbd {
  background-color: #3f4bbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f4bbd {
  border: 2px solid #3f4bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f4bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 75 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 50% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f4bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f4bbd, #723fbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f4bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 75 189 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.10 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.87 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.54 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.88 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.13 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.74 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.83 #c0b442 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#3f4bbd  rgb(63, 75, 189)  hsl(234, 50%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#bdb13f  rgb(189, 177, 63)  hsl(54, 50%, 49%)  Brass
#bd3f4b  rgb(189, 63, 75)  hsl(354, 50%, 49%)  Brick Red
#4bbd3f  rgb(75, 189, 63)  hsl(114, 50%, 49%)  Kelly Green