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#423BCA

#423bca ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#423bca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 23.14% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.33% cyan, 70.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 242.94°, with 57.43% saturation and 51.18% 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 7.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.56.

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Relative luminance0.0855

Complementary

  1. #423bca
  2. #c3ca3b

Split complementary

  1. #423bca
  2. #ca8a3b
  3. #7cca3b

Analogous

  1. #3b7cca
  2. #423bca
  3. #8a3bca

Triadic

  1. #423bca
  2. #ca423b
  3. #3bca42

Tetradic

  1. #423bca
  2. #ca3bc3
  3. #c3ca3b
  4. #3bca42

Square

  1. #423bca
  2. #ca3b7c
  3. #c3ca3b
  4. #3bca8a

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1755
  2. #2c2791
  3. #423bca
  4. #7c77da
  5. #b6b3eb

Shades

#423bca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #423bca
  2. #3b35b6
  3. #352fa2
  4. #2e298d
  5. #282379
  6. #211e65
  7. #1a1851
  8. #14123d
  9. #0d0c28
  10. #070614
  11. #000000

Tints

#423bca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #423bca
  2. #554fcf
  3. #6862d5
  4. #7b76da
  5. #8e89df
  6. #a19de5
  7. #b3b1ea
  8. #c6c4ef
  9. #d9d8f4
  10. #ecebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#423bca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #423bca
  2. #4842c3
  3. #4e49bb
  4. #5550b4
  5. #5b57ac
  6. #615ea5
  7. #67649e
  8. #6d6b96
  9. #74728f
  10. #7a7987
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c4a92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004cc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00637e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0046c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0055a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-423bca {
  color: #423bca;
}
Background
.bg-423bca {
  background-color: #423bca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-423bca {
  border: 2px solid #423bca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #423bca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 59 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 57% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-423bca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #423bca, #8a3bca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-423bca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 59 202 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.56 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.32 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.00 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.20 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.21 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.22 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.91 #bdc435 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#423bca  rgb(66, 59, 202)  hsl(243, 57%, 51%)  Ocean Blue
#c3ca3b  rgb(195, 202, 59)  hsl(63, 57%, 51%)  Pear
#ca423b  rgb(202, 66, 59)  hsl(3, 57%, 51%)  Persian Red
#3bca42  rgb(59, 202, 66)  hsl(123, 57%, 51%)  Lime Green