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#404AAA

#404aaa ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#404aaa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 29.02% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.35% cyan, 56.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 234.34°, with 45.3% saturation and 45.88% 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 7.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 4.42.

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Relative luminance0.0889

Complementary

  1. #404aaa
  2. #aaa040

Split complementary

  1. #404aaa
  2. #aa6b40
  3. #7faa40

Analogous

  1. #407faa
  2. #404aaa
  3. #6b40aa

Triadic

  1. #404aaa
  2. #aa404a
  3. #4aaa40

Tetradic

  1. #404aaa
  2. #a040aa
  3. #aaa040
  4. #4aaa40

Square

  1. #404aaa
  2. #aa407f
  3. #aaa040
  4. #40aa6b

Monochromatic

  1. #161a3b
  2. #2b3272
  3. #404aaa
  4. #6e77c8
  5. #a6abdd

Shades

#404aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #404aaa
  2. #3a4399
  3. #333b88
  4. #2d3477
  5. #262c66
  6. #202555
  7. #1a1e44
  8. #131633
  9. #0d0f22
  10. #060711
  11. #000000

Tints

#404aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #404aaa
  2. #535cb3
  3. #666ebb
  4. #7980c4
  5. #8c92cc
  6. #a0a5d5
  7. #b3b7dd
  8. #c6c9e6
  9. #d9dbee
  10. #ecedf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#404aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #404aaa
  2. #464fa6
  3. #4d55a2
  4. #535a9d
  5. #5a6099
  6. #606595
  7. #666a91
  8. #6d708d
  9. #737588
  10. #7a7b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d5080 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006172 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2653ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d4da9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1e598c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-404aaa {
  color: #404aaa;
}
Background
.bg-404aaa {
  background-color: #404aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-404aaa {
  border: 2px solid #404aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #404aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 74 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 45% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-404aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #404aaa, #6b40aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-404aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 74 170 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.42 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.46 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.92 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.20 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.72 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.86 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.10 #bfb555 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#404aaa  rgb(64, 74, 170)  hsl(234, 45%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#aaa040  rgb(170, 160, 64)  hsl(54, 45%, 46%)  Brass
#aa404a  rgb(170, 64, 74)  hsl(354, 45%, 46%)  Cardinal
#4aaa40  rgb(74, 170, 64)  hsl(114, 45%, 46%)  Kelly Green