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#4243BE

#4243be ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4243be is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 26.27% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.26% cyan, 64.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 239.52°, with 48.82% saturation and 50.2% 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 7.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 2.3.

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Relative luminance0.0889

Complementary

  1. #4243be
  2. #bebd42

Split complementary

  1. #4243be
  2. #be7f42
  3. #81be42

Analogous

  1. #4281be
  2. #4243be
  3. #7f42be

Triadic

  1. #4243be
  2. #be4243
  3. #43be42

Tetradic

  1. #4243be
  2. #bd42be
  3. #bebd42
  4. #43be42

Square

  1. #4243be
  2. #be4281
  3. #bebd42
  4. #42be7f

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1b4d
  2. #2e2f86
  3. #4243be
  4. #7b7cd2
  5. #b4b4e5

Shades

#4243be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4243be
  2. #3b3cab
  3. #353698
  4. #2e2f85
  5. #282872
  6. #21225f
  7. #1a1b4c
  8. #141439
  9. #0d0d26
  10. #070713
  11. #000000

Tints

#4243be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4243be
  2. #5556c5
  3. #6869cb
  4. #7b7bd2
  5. #8e8ed8
  6. #a1a1df
  7. #b3b4e5
  8. #c6c7ec
  9. #d9d9f2
  10. #ececf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4243be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4243be
  2. #4849b8
  3. #4e4fb2
  4. #5555ab
  5. #5b5ba5
  6. #61629f
  7. #676899
  8. #6d6e93
  9. #74748c
  10. #7a7a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d4e8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ac2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004fbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00637a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0052c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004abd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #10589a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4243be {
  color: #4243be;
}
Background
.bg-4243be {
  background-color: #4243be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4243be {
  border: 2px solid #4243be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4243be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 67 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 49% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4243be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4243be, #7f42be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4243be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 67 190 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 2.30 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.15 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.17 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.72 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.94 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.36 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.06 #bdbc41 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4243be  rgb(66, 67, 190)  hsl(240, 49%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#bebd42  rgb(190, 189, 66)  hsl(60, 49%, 50%)  Vegas Gold
#be4243  rgb(190, 66, 67)  hsl(360, 49%, 50%)  Persian Red
#43be42  rgb(67, 190, 66)  hsl(120, 49%, 50%)  Kelly Green