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#423AA2

#423aa2 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#423aa2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 22.75% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.26% cyan, 64.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 244.62°, with 47.27% saturation and 43.14% 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 8.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.81.

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Relative luminance0.0679

Complementary

  1. #423aa2
  2. #9aa23a

Split complementary

  1. #423aa2
  2. #a2763a
  3. #66a23a

Analogous

  1. #3a66a2
  2. #423aa2
  3. #763aa2

Triadic

  1. #423aa2
  2. #a2423a
  3. #3aa242

Tetradic

  1. #423aa2
  2. #a23a9a
  3. #9aa23a
  4. #3aa242

Square

  1. #423aa2
  2. #a23a66
  3. #9aa23a
  4. #3aa276

Monochromatic

  1. #141231
  2. #2b266a
  3. #423aa2
  4. #6a62c7
  5. #9f9adb

Shades

#423aa2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #423aa2
  2. #3b3492
  3. #352e82
  4. #2e2971
  5. #282361
  6. #211d51
  7. #1a1741
  8. #141131
  9. #0d0c20
  10. #070610
  11. #000000

Tints

#423aa2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #423aa2
  2. #554eab
  3. #6861b5
  4. #7b75be
  5. #8e89c7
  6. #a19dd1
  7. #b3b0da
  8. #c6c4e3
  9. #d9d8ec
  10. #ecebf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#423aa2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #423aa2
  2. #48419f
  3. #4e489b
  4. #554f98
  5. #5b5694
  6. #615d91
  7. #67648e
  8. #6d6b8a
  9. #747287
  10. #7a7983
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #474477 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ea5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #025468 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1847a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1241a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #294b83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-423aa2 {
  color: #423aa2;
}
Background
.bg-423aa2 {
  background-color: #423aa2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-423aa2 {
  border: 2px solid #423aa2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #423aa2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 58 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 47% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-423aa2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #423aa2, #763aa2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-423aa2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 58 162 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.81 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.37 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.88 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.98 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.27 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.63 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.76 #bdc55d Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#423aa2  rgb(66, 58, 162)  hsl(245, 47%, 43%)  Ocean Blue
#9aa23a  rgb(154, 162, 58)  hsl(65, 47%, 43%)  Brass
#a2423a  rgb(162, 66, 58)  hsl(5, 47%, 43%)  Chestnut
#3aa242  rgb(58, 162, 66)  hsl(125, 47%, 43%)  Shamrock Green