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#424ABB

#424abb ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#424abb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 29.02% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.71% cyan, 60.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 236.03°, with 47.83% saturation and 49.61% 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 7.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.51.

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Relative luminance0.0964

Complementary

  1. #424abb
  2. #bbb342

Split complementary

  1. #424abb
  2. #bb7642
  3. #87bb42

Analogous

  1. #4287bb
  2. #424abb
  3. #7642bb

Triadic

  1. #424abb
  2. #bb424a
  3. #4abb42

Tetradic

  1. #424abb
  2. #b342bb
  3. #bbb342
  4. #4abb42

Square

  1. #424abb
  2. #bb4287
  3. #bbb342
  4. #42bb76

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1d4a
  2. #2e3482
  3. #424abb
  4. #7a7fd0
  5. #b2b5e4

Shades

#424abb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #424abb
  2. #3b43a8
  3. #353b96
  4. #2e3483
  5. #282c70
  6. #21255e
  7. #1a1e4b
  8. #141638
  9. #0d0f25
  10. #070713
  11. #000000

Tints

#424abb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #424abb
  2. #555cc2
  3. #686ec9
  4. #7b80cf
  5. #8e92d6
  6. #a1a5dd
  7. #b3b7e4
  8. #c6c9eb
  9. #d9dbf1
  10. #ecedf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#424abb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #424abb
  2. #484fb5
  3. #4e55af
  4. #555aa9
  5. #5b60a3
  6. #61659e
  7. #676a98
  8. #6d7092
  9. #74758c
  10. #7a7b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #50528b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00667b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1856bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #044fba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #135c99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-424abb {
  color: #424abb;
}
Background
.bg-424abb {
  background-color: #424abb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-424abb {
  border: 2px solid #424abb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #424abb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 74 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 48% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-424abb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #424abb, #7642bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-424abb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 74 187 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.51 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.76 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.44 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.42 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.44 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.70 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.68 #bdb544 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#424abb  rgb(66, 74, 187)  hsl(236, 48%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#bbb342  rgb(187, 179, 66)  hsl(56, 48%, 50%)  Vegas Gold
#bb424a  rgb(187, 66, 74)  hsl(356, 48%, 50%)  Brick Red
#4abb42  rgb(74, 187, 66)  hsl(116, 48%, 50%)  Kelly Green