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#423DBE

#423dbe ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#423dbe is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 23.92% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.26% cyan, 67.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 242.33°, with 51.39% saturation and 49.22% 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 7.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 2.42.

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Relative luminance0.0821

Complementary

  1. #423dbe
  2. #b9be3d

Split complementary

  1. #423dbe
  2. #be833d
  3. #79be3d

Analogous

  1. #3d79be
  2. #423dbe
  3. #833dbe

Triadic

  1. #423dbe
  2. #be423d
  3. #3dbe42

Tetradic

  1. #423dbe
  2. #be3db9
  3. #b9be3d
  4. #3dbe42

Square

  1. #423dbe
  2. #be3d79
  3. #b9be3d
  4. #3dbe83

Monochromatic

  1. #1a184a
  2. #2e2a84
  3. #423dbe
  4. #7975d3
  5. #b1afe5

Shades

#423dbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #423dbe
  2. #3b37ab
  3. #353198
  4. #2e2b85
  5. #282572
  6. #211f5f
  7. #1a184c
  8. #141239
  9. #0d0c26
  10. #070613
  11. #000000

Tints

#423dbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #423dbe
  2. #5550c5
  3. #6864cb
  4. #7b77d2
  5. #8e8bd8
  6. #a19edf
  7. #b3b1e5
  8. #c6c5ec
  9. #d9d8f2
  10. #ececf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#423dbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #423dbe
  2. #4844b8
  3. #4e4ab2
  4. #5551ab
  5. #5b58a5
  6. #615f9f
  7. #676599
  8. #6d6c93
  9. #74738c
  10. #7a7986
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b4a8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004bbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004dc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0046bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #115499 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-423dbe {
  color: #423dbe;
}
Background
.bg-423dbe {
  background-color: #423dbe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-423dbe {
  border: 2px solid #423dbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #423dbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 61 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 51% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-423dbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #423dbe, #833dbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-423dbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 61 190 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 2.42 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.64 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.18 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.20 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.78 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.05 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.17 #bdc241 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#423dbe  rgb(66, 61, 190)  hsl(242, 51%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#b9be3d  rgb(185, 190, 61)  hsl(62, 51%, 49%)  Dark Khaki
#be423d  rgb(190, 66, 61)  hsl(2, 51%, 49%)  Persian Red
#3dbe42  rgb(61, 190, 66)  hsl(122, 51%, 49%)  Kelly Green