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#43499E

#43499e ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#43499e is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.27% red, 28.63% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.59% cyan, 53.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 236.04°, with 40.44% saturation and 44.12% 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 7.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0843

Complementary

  1. #43499e
  2. #9e9843

Split complementary

  1. #43499e
  2. #9e6b43
  3. #779e43

Analogous

  1. #43779e
  2. #43499e
  3. #6b439e

Triadic

  1. #43499e
  2. #9e4349
  3. #499e43

Tetradic

  1. #43499e
  2. #98439e
  3. #9e9843
  4. #499e43

Square

  1. #43499e
  2. #9e4377
  3. #9e9843
  4. #439e6b

Monochromatic

  1. #151733
  2. #2c3068
  3. #43499e
  4. #6d72c1
  5. #a2a6d8

Shades

#43499e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #43499e
  2. #3c428e
  3. #363a7e
  4. #2f336f
  5. #282c5f
  6. #22254f
  7. #1b1d3f
  8. #14162f
  9. #0d0f20
  10. #070710
  11. #000000

Tints

#43499e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #43499e
  2. #565ba8
  3. #696db1
  4. #7b80bb
  5. #8e92c5
  6. #a1a4cf
  7. #b4b6d8
  8. #c7c8e2
  9. #d9dbec
  10. #ecedf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#43499e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #43499e
  2. #494f9b
  3. #4f5498
  4. #555a95
  5. #5b5f92
  6. #62658f
  7. #686a8c
  8. #6e7089
  9. #747586
  10. #7a7b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c4f78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1756a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004e9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0e5c6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e51a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #294c9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c5583 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-43499e {
  color: #43499e;
}
Background
.bg-43499e {
  background-color: #43499e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-43499e {
  border: 2px solid #43499e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #43499e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 73 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 40% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-43499e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #43499e, #6b439e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-43499e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 73 158 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.14 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.17 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.29 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.97 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.39 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.48 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.98 #bcb661 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#43499e  rgb(67, 73, 158)  hsl(236, 40%, 44%)  Ocean Blue
#9e9843  rgb(158, 152, 67)  hsl(56, 40%, 44%)  Brass
#9e4349  rgb(158, 67, 73)  hsl(356, 40%, 44%)  Cordovan
#499e43  rgb(73, 158, 67)  hsl(116, 40%, 44%)  Forest Green