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#4546BB

#4546bb ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4546bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 27.45% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.1% cyan, 62.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 239.49°, with 46.46% saturation and 50.2% 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 7.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 2.25.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0923

Complementary

  1. #4546bb
  2. #bbba45

Split complementary

  1. #4546bb
  2. #bb7f45
  3. #81bb45

Analogous

  1. #4581bb
  2. #4546bb
  3. #7f45bb

Triadic

  1. #4546bb
  2. #bb4546
  3. #46bb45

Tetradic

  1. #4546bb
  2. #ba45bb
  3. #bbba45
  4. #46bb45

Square

  1. #4546bb
  2. #bb4581
  3. #bbba45
  4. #45bb7f

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1c4b
  2. #303183
  3. #4546bb
  4. #7d7ecf
  5. #b5b5e4

Shades

#4546bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4546bb
  2. #3e3fa8
  3. #373896
  4. #303183
  5. #292a70
  6. #23235e
  7. #1c1c4b
  8. #151538
  9. #0e0e25
  10. #070713
  11. #000000

Tints

#4546bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4546bb
  2. #5859c2
  3. #6a6bc9
  4. #7d7ecf
  5. #8f90d6
  6. #a2a3dd
  7. #b5b5e4
  8. #c7c8eb
  9. #dadaf1
  10. #ecedf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4546bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4546bb
  2. #4b4cb5
  3. #5152af
  4. #5757a9
  5. #5d5da3
  6. #63639e
  7. #686998
  8. #6e6f92
  9. #74748c
  10. #7a7a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #50508a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00637a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1453bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #024dba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1d5998 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4546bb {
  color: #4546bb;
}
Background
.bg-4546bb {
  background-color: #4546bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4546bb {
  border: 2px solid #4546bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4546bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 70 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 46% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4546bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4546bb, #7f45bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4546bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 70 187 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 2.25 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.78 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.85 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.69 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.19 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.21 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.67 #bab944 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4546bb  rgb(69, 70, 187)  hsl(239, 46%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#bbba45  rgb(187, 186, 69)  hsl(59, 46%, 50%)  Vegas Gold
#bb4546  rgb(187, 69, 70)  hsl(359, 46%, 50%)  Persian Red
#46bb45  rgb(70, 187, 69)  hsl(119, 46%, 50%)  Kelly Green