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#4530BB

#4530bb ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4530bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 18.82% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.1% cyan, 74.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 249.06°, with 59.15% saturation and 46.08% 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 8.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 4.63.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0697

Complementary

  1. #4530bb
  2. #a6bb30

Split complementary

  1. #4530bb
  2. #bb8a30
  3. #61bb30

Analogous

  1. #3061bb
  2. #4530bb
  3. #8a30bb

Triadic

  1. #4530bb
  2. #bb4530
  3. #30bb45

Tetradic

  1. #4530bb
  2. #bb30a6
  3. #a6bb30
  4. #30bb45

Square

  1. #4530bb
  2. #bb3061
  3. #a6bb30
  4. #30bb8a

Monochromatic

  1. #181141
  2. #2f207e
  3. #4530bb
  4. #7361d6
  5. #a99ee6

Shades

#4530bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4530bb
  2. #3e2ba8
  3. #372696
  4. #302283
  5. #291d70
  6. #23185e
  7. #1c134b
  8. #150e38
  9. #0e0a25
  10. #070513
  11. #000000

Tints

#4530bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4530bb
  2. #5845c2
  3. #6a59c9
  4. #7d6ecf
  5. #8f83d6
  6. #a298dd
  7. #b5ace4
  8. #c7c1eb
  9. #dad6f1
  10. #eceaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4530bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4530bb
  2. #4b38b5
  3. #5140af
  4. #5748a9
  5. #5d50a3
  6. #63589e
  7. #686098
  8. #6e6892
  9. #74708c
  10. #7a7886
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #484187 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005773 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003eb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1f4b95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4530bb {
  color: #4530bb;
}
Background
.bg-4530bb {
  background-color: #4530bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4530bb {
  border: 2px solid #4530bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4530bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 48 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 59% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4530bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4530bb, #8a30bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4530bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 48 187 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.63 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.88 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.47 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.25 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.87 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.89 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.02 #bacf44 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4530bb  rgb(69, 48, 187)  hsl(249, 59%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#a6bb30  rgb(166, 187, 48)  hsl(69, 59%, 46%)  Apple Green
#bb4530  rgb(187, 69, 48)  hsl(9, 59%, 46%)  Persian Red
#30bb45  rgb(48, 187, 69)  hsl(129, 59%, 46%)  Kelly Green