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#453CB2

#453cb2 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#453cb2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 23.53% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.24% cyan, 66.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 244.58°, with 49.58% saturation and 46.67% 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 8.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 2.08.

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Relative luminance0.0771

Complementary

  1. #453cb2
  2. #a9b23c

Split complementary

  1. #453cb2
  2. #b2803c
  3. #6eb23c

Analogous

  1. #3c6eb2
  2. #453cb2
  3. #803cb2

Triadic

  1. #453cb2
  2. #b2453c
  3. #3cb245

Tetradic

  1. #453cb2
  2. #b23ca9
  3. #a9b23c
  4. #3cb245

Square

  1. #453cb2
  2. #b23c6e
  3. #a9b23c
  4. #3cb280

Monochromatic

  1. #191540
  2. #2f2979
  3. #453cb2
  4. #746dce
  5. #aba6e1

Shades

#453cb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #453cb2
  2. #3e36a0
  3. #37308e
  4. #302a7d
  5. #29246b
  6. #231e59
  7. #1c1847
  8. #151235
  9. #0e0c24
  10. #070612
  11. #000000

Tints

#453cb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #453cb2
  2. #5850ba
  3. #6a63c1
  4. #7d77c9
  5. #8f8ad1
  6. #a29ed9
  7. #b5b1e0
  8. #c7c5e8
  9. #dad8f0
  10. #ececf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#453cb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #453cb2
  2. #4b43ad
  3. #514aa8
  4. #5750a3
  5. #5d579e
  6. #635e99
  7. #686594
  8. #6e6c8f
  9. #74728a
  10. #7a7985
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b4882 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ab0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0a4bb4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0045b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #255090 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-453cb2 {
  color: #453cb2;
}
Background
.bg-453cb2 {
  background-color: #453cb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-453cb2 {
  border: 2px solid #453cb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #453cb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 60 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 50% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-453cb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #453cb2, #803cb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-453cb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 60 178 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 2.08 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.04 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.68 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.43 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.11 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.49 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.09 #bac34d Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#453cb2  rgb(69, 60, 178)  hsl(245, 50%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#a9b23c  rgb(169, 178, 60)  hsl(65, 50%, 47%)  Apple Green
#b2453c  rgb(178, 69, 60)  hsl(5, 50%, 47%)  Persian Red
#3cb245  rgb(60, 178, 69)  hsl(125, 50%, 47%)  Kelly Green