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#453BC4

#453bc4 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#453bc4 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 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.8% cyan, 69.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 244.38°, with 53.73% saturation and 50% 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 7.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 2.92.

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Relative luminance0.0838

Complementary

  1. #453bc4
  2. #bac43b

Split complementary

  1. #453bc4
  2. #c48a3b
  3. #75c43b

Analogous

  1. #3b75c4
  2. #453bc4
  3. #8a3bc4

Triadic

  1. #453bc4
  2. #c4453b
  3. #3bc445

Tetradic

  1. #453bc4
  2. #c43bba
  3. #bac43b
  4. #3bc445

Square

  1. #453bc4
  2. #c43b75
  3. #bac43b
  4. #3bc48a

Monochromatic

  1. #1c184e
  2. #302989
  3. #453bc4
  4. #7d76d6
  5. #b5b1e7

Shades

#453bc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #453bc4
  2. #3e35b0
  3. #372f9d
  4. #302989
  5. #292376
  6. #231e62
  7. #1c184e
  8. #15123b
  9. #0e0c27
  10. #070614
  11. #000000

Tints

#453bc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #453bc4
  2. #584fca
  3. #6a62d0
  4. #7d76d6
  5. #8f89dc
  6. #a29de2
  7. #b5b1e7
  8. #c7c4ed
  9. #dad8f3
  10. #ecebf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#453bc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #453bc4
  2. #4b42bd
  3. #5149b6
  4. #5750b0
  5. #5d57a9
  6. #635ea2
  7. #68649b
  8. #6e6b94
  9. #74728e
  10. #7a7987
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d4a8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004cc1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00607b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004dc6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0046c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #15549e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-453bc4 {
  color: #453bc4;
}
Background
.bg-453bc4 {
  background-color: #453bc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-453bc4 {
  border: 2px solid #453bc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #453bc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 59 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 54% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-453bc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #453bc4, #8a3bc4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-453bc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 59 196 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 2.92 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.26 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.10 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.92 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.46 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.67 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.38 #bac43b Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#453bc4  rgb(69, 59, 196)  hsl(244, 54%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#bac43b  rgb(186, 196, 59)  hsl(64, 54%, 50%)  June Bud
#c4453b  rgb(196, 69, 59)  hsl(4, 54%, 50%)  Persian Red
#3bc445  rgb(59, 196, 69)  hsl(124, 54%, 50%)  Lime Green