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#4646B8

#4646b8 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4646b8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 27.45% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.96% cyan, 61.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 44.88% 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 7.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 2.05.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0914

Complementary

  1. #4646b8
  2. #b8b846

Split complementary

  1. #4646b8
  2. #b87f46
  3. #7fb846

Analogous

  1. #467fb8
  2. #4646b8
  3. #7f46b8

Triadic

  1. #4646b8
  2. #b84646
  3. #46b846

Tetradic

  1. #4646b8
  2. #b846b8
  3. #b8b846
  4. #46b846

Square

  1. #4646b8
  2. #b8467f
  3. #b8b846
  4. #46b87f

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1c49
  2. #313181
  3. #4646b8
  4. #7d7dce
  5. #b4b4e3

Shades

#4646b8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4646b8
  2. #3f3fa6
  3. #383893
  4. #313181
  5. #2a2a6e
  6. #23235c
  7. #1c1c4a
  8. #151537
  9. #0e0e25
  10. #070712
  11. #000000

Tints

#4646b8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4646b8
  2. #5959bf
  3. #6b6bc6
  4. #7e7ecd
  5. #9090d4
  6. #a3a3dc
  7. #b5b5e3
  8. #c8c8ea
  9. #dadaf1
  10. #ededf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4646b8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4646b8
  2. #4c4cb2
  3. #5252ad
  4. #5757a7
  5. #5d5da2
  6. #63639c
  7. #696996
  8. #6f6f91
  9. #74748b
  10. #7a7a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #505088 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005abc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006278 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1953ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0d4cb7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #235896 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4646b8 {
  color: #4646b8;
}
Background
.bg-4646b8 {
  background-color: #4646b8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4646b8 {
  border: 2px solid #4646b8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4646b8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 70 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 45% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4646b8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4646b8, #7f46b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4646b8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 70 184 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 2.05 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.94 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.98 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.93 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.11 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.20 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.50 #b9b947 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4646b8  rgb(70, 70, 184)  hsl(240, 45%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#b8b846  rgb(184, 184, 70)  hsl(60, 45%, 50%)  Dark Khaki
#b84646  rgb(184, 70, 70)  hsl(0, 45%, 50%)  Persian Red
#46b846  rgb(70, 184, 70)  hsl(120, 45%, 50%)  Kelly Green