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#4232CD

#4232cd ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4232cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 19.61% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.8% cyan, 75.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 246.19°, with 60.78% saturation and 50% 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 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 4.99.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0785

Complementary

  1. #4232cd
  2. #bdcd32

Split complementary

  1. #4232cd
  2. #cd8f32
  3. #70cd32

Analogous

  1. #3270cd
  2. #4232cd
  3. #8f32cd

Triadic

  1. #4232cd
  2. #cd4232
  3. #32cd42

Tetradic

  1. #4232cd
  2. #cd32bd
  3. #bdcd32
  4. #32cd42

Square

  1. #4232cd
  2. #cd3270
  3. #bdcd32
  4. #32cd8f

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1452
  2. #2e238f
  3. #4232cd
  4. #7b70dc
  5. #b3adeb

Shades

#4232cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4232cd
  2. #3b2db9
  3. #3528a4
  4. #2e2390
  5. #281e7b
  6. #211967
  7. #1a1452
  8. #140f3e
  9. #0d0a29
  10. #070515
  11. #000000

Tints

#4232cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4232cd
  2. #5547d2
  3. #685bd7
  4. #7b70dc
  5. #8e84e1
  6. #a199e6
  7. #b3adeb
  8. #c6c2f0
  9. #d9d6f5
  10. #ecebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4232cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4232cd
  2. #483ac5
  3. #4e42be
  4. #5549b6
  5. #5b51ae
  6. #6159a7
  7. #67619f
  8. #6d6997
  9. #74708f
  10. #7a7888
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a4593 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ad0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0051a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4232cd {
  color: #4232cd;
}
Background
.bg-4232cd {
  background-color: #4232cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4232cd {
  border: 2px solid #4232cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4232cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 50 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4232cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4232cd, #8f32cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4232cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 50 205 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.99 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.00 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.00 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.41 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.56 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.52 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.60 #bdcd32 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4232cd  rgb(66, 50, 205)  hsl(246, 61%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#bdcd32  rgb(189, 205, 50)  hsl(66, 61%, 50%)  June Bud
#cd4232  rgb(205, 66, 50)  hsl(6, 61%, 50%)  Persian Red
#32cd42  rgb(50, 205, 66)  hsl(126, 61%, 50%)  Lime Green