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#423CA7

#423ca7 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#423ca7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 23.53% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.48% cyan, 64.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 243.36°, with 47.14% saturation and 44.51% 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 8.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.08.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0718

Complementary

  1. #423ca7
  2. #a1a73c

Split complementary

  1. #423ca7
  2. #a7773c
  3. #6ca73c

Analogous

  1. #3c6ca7
  2. #423ca7
  3. #773ca7

Triadic

  1. #423ca7
  2. #a7423c
  3. #3ca742

Tetradic

  1. #423ca7
  2. #a73ca1
  3. #a1a73c
  4. #3ca742

Square

  1. #423ca7
  2. #a73c6c
  3. #a1a73c
  4. #3ca777

Monochromatic

  1. #161436
  2. #2c286f
  3. #423ca7
  4. #6d67c8
  5. #a39fdd

Shades

#423ca7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #423ca7
  2. #3b3696
  3. #353086
  4. #2e2a75
  5. #282464
  6. #211e54
  7. #1a1843
  8. #141232
  9. #0d0c21
  10. #070611
  11. #000000

Tints

#423ca7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #423ca7
  2. #5550b0
  3. #6863b9
  4. #7b77c1
  5. #8e8aca
  6. #a19ed3
  7. #b3b1dc
  8. #c6c5e5
  9. #d9d8ed
  10. #ececf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#423ca7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #423ca7
  2. #4843a3
  3. #4e4a9f
  4. #55509b
  5. #5b5797
  6. #615e94
  7. #676590
  8. #6d6c8c
  9. #747288
  10. #7a7984
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #48467b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00576c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1649a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0e43a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #264d87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-423ca7 {
  color: #423ca7;
}
Background
.bg-423ca7 {
  background-color: #423ca7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-423ca7 {
  border: 2px solid #423ca7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #423ca7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 60 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 47% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-423ca7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #423ca7, #773ca7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-423ca7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 60 167 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.08 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.37 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.97 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.00 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.47 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.91 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.02 #bdc358 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#423ca7  rgb(66, 60, 167)  hsl(243, 47%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#a1a73c  rgb(161, 167, 60)  hsl(63, 47%, 45%)  Brass
#a7423c  rgb(167, 66, 60)  hsl(3, 47%, 45%)  Chestnut
#3ca742  rgb(60, 167, 66)  hsl(123, 47%, 45%)  Medium Sea Green