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#4530BD

#4530bd ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4530bd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.49% cyan, 74.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 248.94°, with 59.49% saturation and 46.47% 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 8.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 4.65.

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Relative luminance0.0705

Complementary

  1. #4530bd
  2. #a8bd30

Split complementary

  1. #4530bd
  2. #bd8c30
  3. #61bd30

Analogous

  1. #3061bd
  2. #4530bd
  3. #8c30bd

Triadic

  1. #4530bd
  2. #bd4530
  3. #30bd45

Tetradic

  1. #4530bd
  2. #bd30a8
  3. #a8bd30
  4. #30bd45

Square

  1. #4530bd
  2. #bd3061
  3. #a8bd30
  4. #30bd8c

Monochromatic

  1. #181143
  2. #2f2180
  3. #4530bd
  4. #7462d7
  5. #aa9fe7

Shades

#4530bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4530bd
  2. #3e2baa
  3. #372697
  4. #302284
  5. #291d71
  6. #23185f
  7. #1c134c
  8. #150e39
  9. #0e0a26
  10. #070513
  11. #000000

Tints

#4530bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4530bd
  2. #5845c4
  3. #6a59ca
  4. #7d6ed1
  5. #8f83d7
  6. #a298de
  7. #b5ace5
  8. #c7c1eb
  9. #dad6f2
  10. #eceaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4530bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4530bd
  2. #4b38b7
  3. #5140b1
  4. #5748ab
  5. #5d50a5
  6. #63589f
  7. #686098
  8. #6e6892
  9. #74708c
  10. #7a7886
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #494288 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005874 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ebb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1e4b97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4530bd {
  color: #4530bd;
}
Background
.bg-4530bd {
  background-color: #4530bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4530bd {
  border: 2px solid #4530bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4530bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 48 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 59% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4530bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4530bd, #8c30bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4530bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 48 189 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.65 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.89 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.60 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.21 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.62 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.87 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.87 #bacf42 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4530bd  rgb(69, 48, 189)  hsl(249, 59%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#a8bd30  rgb(168, 189, 48)  hsl(69, 59%, 46%)  Apple Green
#bd4530  rgb(189, 69, 48)  hsl(9, 59%, 46%)  Persian Red
#30bd45  rgb(48, 189, 69)  hsl(129, 59%, 46%)  Lime Green