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#454BB9

#454bb9 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#454bb9 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 29.41% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.7% cyan, 59.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 236.9°, with 45.67% saturation and 49.8% 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 7.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.46.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.098

Complementary

  1. #454bb9
  2. #b9b345

Split complementary

  1. #454bb9
  2. #b97945
  3. #85b945

Analogous

  1. #4585b9
  2. #454bb9
  3. #7945b9

Triadic

  1. #454bb9
  2. #b9454b
  3. #4bb945

Tetradic

  1. #454bb9
  2. #b345b9
  3. #b9b345
  4. #4bb945

Square

  1. #454bb9
  2. #b94585
  3. #b9b345
  4. #45b979

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1e4a
  2. #303481
  3. #454bb9
  4. #7c80ce
  5. #b4b6e3

Shades

#454bb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #454bb9
  2. #3e44a7
  3. #373c94
  4. #303582
  5. #292d6f
  6. #23265d
  7. #1c1e4a
  8. #151738
  9. #0e0f25
  10. #070813
  11. #000000

Tints

#454bb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #454bb9
  2. #585dc0
  3. #6a6fc7
  4. #7d81ce
  5. #8f93d5
  6. #a2a5dc
  7. #b5b7e3
  8. #c7c9ea
  9. #dadbf1
  10. #ecedf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#454bb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #454bb9
  2. #4b50b3
  3. #5156ae
  4. #575ba8
  5. #5d60a2
  6. #63669d
  7. #686b97
  8. #6e7091
  9. #74758b
  10. #7a7b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #51538a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00667b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f57bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1450b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1f5c98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-454bb9 {
  color: #454bb9;
}
Background
.bg-454bb9 {
  background-color: #454bb9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-454bb9 {
  border: 2px solid #454bb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #454bb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 75 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 46% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-454bb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #454bb9, #7945b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-454bb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 75 185 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.46 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.63 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.87 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.58 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.62 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.68 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.60 #bab446 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#454bb9  rgb(69, 75, 185)  hsl(237, 46%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#b9b345  rgb(185, 179, 69)  hsl(57, 46%, 50%)  Brass
#b9454b  rgb(185, 69, 75)  hsl(357, 46%, 50%)  Brick Red
#4bb945  rgb(75, 185, 69)  hsl(117, 46%, 50%)  Kelly Green