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#4530CD

#4530cd ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4530cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.34% cyan, 76.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 248.03°, with 62.06% 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 8.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.23.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0779

Complementary

  1. #4530cd
  2. #b8cd30

Split complementary

  1. #4530cd
  2. #cd9430
  3. #69cd30

Analogous

  1. #3069cd
  2. #4530cd
  3. #9430cd

Triadic

  1. #4530cd
  2. #cd4530
  3. #30cd45

Tetradic

  1. #4530cd
  2. #cd30b8
  3. #b8cd30
  4. #30cd45

Square

  1. #4530cd
  2. #cd3069
  3. #b8cd30
  4. #30cd94

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1351
  2. #30218f
  3. #4530cd
  4. #7c6ddd
  5. #b3abeb

Shades

#4530cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4530cd
  2. #3e2bb9
  3. #3726a4
  4. #302290
  5. #291d7b
  6. #231867
  7. #1c1352
  8. #150e3e
  9. #0e0a29
  10. #070515
  11. #000000

Tints

#4530cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4530cd
  2. #5845d2
  3. #6a59d7
  4. #7d6edc
  5. #8f83e1
  6. #a298e6
  7. #b5aceb
  8. #c7c1f0
  9. #dad6f5
  10. #eceafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4530cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4530cd
  2. #4b38c5
  3. #5140be
  4. #5748b6
  5. #5d50ae
  6. #6358a7
  7. #68609f
  8. #6e6897
  9. #74708f
  10. #7a7888
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b4493 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0650a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4530cd {
  color: #4530cd;
}
Background
.bg-4530cd {
  background-color: #4530cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4530cd {
  border: 2px solid #4530cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4530cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 48 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 62% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4530cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4530cd, #9430cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4530cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 48 205 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.23 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.44 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.75 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.15 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.38 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.38 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.84 #bacf32 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4530cd  rgb(69, 48, 205)  hsl(248, 62%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#b8cd30  rgb(184, 205, 48)  hsl(68, 62%, 50%)  June Bud
#cd4530  rgb(205, 69, 48)  hsl(8, 62%, 50%)  Cinnabar
#30cd45  rgb(48, 205, 69)  hsl(128, 62%, 50%)  Lime Green