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#453FA2

#453fa2 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#453fa2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 24.71% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.41% cyan, 61.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 243.64°, with 44% saturation and 44.12% 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 8.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.25.

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Relative luminance0.0743

Complementary

  1. #453fa2
  2. #9ca23f

Split complementary

  1. #453fa2
  2. #a2773f
  3. #6aa23f

Analogous

  1. #3f6aa2
  2. #453fa2
  3. #773fa2

Triadic

  1. #453fa2
  2. #a2453f
  3. #3fa245

Tetradic

  1. #453fa2
  2. #a23f9c
  3. #9ca23f
  4. #3fa245

Square

  1. #453fa2
  2. #a23f6a
  3. #9ca23f
  4. #3fa277

Monochromatic

  1. #161434
  2. #2e2a6b
  3. #453fa2
  4. #6e69c5
  5. #a3a0da

Shades

#453fa2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #453fa2
  2. #3e3992
  3. #373282
  4. #302c71
  5. #292661
  6. #232051
  7. #1c1941
  8. #151331
  9. #0e0d20
  10. #070610
  11. #000000

Tints

#453fa2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #453fa2
  2. #5852ab
  3. #6a65b5
  4. #7d79be
  5. #8f8cc7
  6. #a29fd1
  7. #b5b2da
  8. #c7c5e3
  9. #dad9ec
  10. #ececf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#453fa2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #453fa2
  2. #4b469f
  3. #514c9b
  4. #575398
  5. #5d5994
  6. #636091
  7. #68668e
  8. #6e6d8a
  9. #747387
  10. #7a7a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a4878 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #13576a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #224aa4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1e45a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e4e84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-453fa2 {
  color: #453fa2;
}
Background
.bg-453fa2 {
  background-color: #453fa2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-453fa2 {
  border: 2px solid #453fa2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #453fa2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 63 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 44% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-453fa2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #453fa2, #773fa2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-453fa2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 63 162 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.25 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.05 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.34 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.74 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.89 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.86 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.91 #bac05d Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#453fa2  rgb(69, 63, 162)  hsl(244, 44%, 44%)  Ocean Blue
#9ca23f  rgb(156, 162, 63)  hsl(64, 44%, 44%)  Brass
#a2453f  rgb(162, 69, 63)  hsl(4, 44%, 44%)  Chestnut
#3fa245  rgb(63, 162, 69)  hsl(124, 44%, 44%)  Shamrock Green