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#474ABA

#474aba ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#474aba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 29.02% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.83% cyan, 60.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 238.43°, with 45.45% saturation and 50.39% 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 7.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 2.99.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0978

Complementary

  1. #474aba
  2. #bab747

Split complementary

  1. #474aba
  2. #ba7d47
  3. #84ba47

Analogous

  1. #4784ba
  2. #474aba
  3. #7d47ba

Triadic

  1. #474aba
  2. #ba474a
  3. #4aba47

Tetradic

  1. #474aba
  2. #b747ba
  3. #bab747
  4. #4aba47

Square

  1. #474aba
  2. #ba4784
  3. #bab747
  4. #47ba7d

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1e4c
  2. #313383
  3. #474aba
  4. #7f81cf
  5. #b6b7e4

Shades

#474aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #474aba
  2. #4043a7
  3. #393b95
  4. #323482
  5. #2b2c70
  6. #24255d
  7. #1c1e4a
  8. #151638
  9. #0e0f25
  10. #070713
  11. #000000

Tints

#474aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #474aba
  2. #595cc1
  3. #6c6ec8
  4. #7e80cf
  5. #9192d6
  6. #a3a5dd
  7. #b5b7e3
  8. #c8c9ea
  9. #dadbf1
  10. #ededf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#474aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #474aba
  2. #4d4fb4
  3. #5255ae
  4. #585aa9
  5. #5e60a3
  6. #64659d
  7. #696a97
  8. #6f7091
  9. #75758c
  10. #7a7b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #52538a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00657b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f56bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1550b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #235c98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-474aba {
  color: #474aba;
}
Background
.bg-474aba {
  background-color: #474aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-474aba {
  border: 2px solid #474aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #474aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 74 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 45% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-474aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #474aba, #7d47ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-474aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 74 186 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 2.99 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.36 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.79 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.36 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.08 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.09 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.47 #b8b545 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#474aba  rgb(71, 74, 186)  hsl(238, 45%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#bab747  rgb(186, 183, 71)  hsl(58, 45%, 50%)  Vegas Gold
#ba474a  rgb(186, 71, 74)  hsl(358, 45%, 50%)  Brick Red
#4aba47  rgb(74, 186, 71)  hsl(118, 45%, 50%)  Kelly Green