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#453BBD

#453bbd ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#453bbd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 23.14% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.49% cyan, 68.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 244.62°, with 52.42% saturation and 48.63% 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 8.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 2.44.

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Relative luminance0.0807

Complementary

  1. #453bbd
  2. #b3bd3b

Split complementary

  1. #453bbd
  2. #bd863b
  3. #72bd3b

Analogous

  1. #3b72bd
  2. #453bbd
  3. #863bbd

Triadic

  1. #453bbd
  2. #bd453b
  3. #3bbd45

Tetradic

  1. #453bbd
  2. #bd3bb3
  3. #b3bd3b
  4. #3bbd45

Square

  1. #453bbd
  2. #bd3b72
  3. #b3bd3b
  4. #3bbd86

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1748
  2. #302983
  3. #453bbd
  4. #7972d3
  5. #b0ace5

Shades

#453bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #453bbd
  2. #3e35aa
  3. #372f97
  4. #302984
  5. #292371
  6. #231e5f
  7. #1c184c
  8. #151239
  9. #0e0c26
  10. #070613
  11. #000000

Tints

#453bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #453bbd
  2. #584fc4
  3. #6a62ca
  4. #7d76d1
  5. #8f89d7
  6. #a29dde
  7. #b5b1e5
  8. #c7c4eb
  9. #dad8f2
  10. #ecebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#453bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #453bbd
  2. #4b42b7
  3. #5149b1
  4. #5750ab
  5. #5d57a5
  6. #635e9f
  7. #686498
  8. #6e6b92
  9. #74728c
  10. #7a7986
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c4989 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004bbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004cbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0045bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1d5298 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-453bbd {
  color: #453bbd;
}
Background
.bg-453bbd {
  background-color: #453bbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-453bbd {
  border: 2px solid #453bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #453bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 59 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 52% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-453bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #453bbd, #863bbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-453bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 59 189 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 2.44 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.99 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.34 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.49 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.93 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.00 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.35 #bac442 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#453bbd  rgb(69, 59, 189)  hsl(245, 52%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#b3bd3b  rgb(179, 189, 59)  hsl(65, 52%, 49%)  Apple Green
#bd453b  rgb(189, 69, 59)  hsl(5, 52%, 49%)  Persian Red
#3bbd45  rgb(59, 189, 69)  hsl(125, 52%, 49%)  Kelly Green