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#4842BE

#4842be ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4842be is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 25.88% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.11% cyan, 65.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 242.9°, with 48.82% 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 7.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 1.63.

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Relative luminance0.0899

Complementary

  1. #4842be
  2. #b8be42

Split complementary

  1. #4842be
  2. #be8642
  3. #7abe42

Analogous

  1. #427abe
  2. #4842be
  3. #8642be

Triadic

  1. #4842be
  2. #be4842
  3. #42be48

Tetradic

  1. #4842be
  2. #be42b8
  3. #b8be42
  4. #42be48

Square

  1. #4842be
  2. #be427a
  3. #b8be42
  4. #42be86

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1a4d
  2. #322e86
  3. #4842be
  4. #7f7bd2
  5. #b6b4e5

Shades

#4842be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4842be
  2. #413bab
  3. #3a3598
  4. #322e85
  5. #2b2872
  6. #24215f
  7. #1d1a4c
  8. #161439
  9. #0e0d26
  10. #070713
  11. #000000

Tints

#4842be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4842be
  2. #5a55c5
  3. #6d68cb
  4. #7f7bd2
  5. #918ed8
  6. #a4a1df
  7. #b6b3e5
  8. #c8c6ec
  9. #dad9f2
  10. #edecf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4842be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4842be
  2. #4e48b8
  3. #534eb2
  4. #5955ab
  5. #5e5ba5
  6. #64619f
  7. #6a6799
  8. #6f6d93
  9. #75748c
  10. #7a7a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #504e8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ac2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00627a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0a51c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004abd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #23579a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4842be {
  color: #4842be;
}
Background
.bg-4842be {
  background-color: #4842be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4842be {
  border: 2px solid #4842be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4842be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 66 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 49% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4842be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4842be, #8642be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4842be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 66 190 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 1.63 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.69 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.91 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.64 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.18 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.04 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.26 #b7bd41 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4842be  rgb(72, 66, 190)  hsl(243, 49%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#b8be42  rgb(184, 190, 66)  hsl(63, 49%, 50%)  Dark Khaki
#be4842  rgb(190, 72, 66)  hsl(3, 49%, 50%)  Persian Red
#42be48  rgb(66, 190, 72)  hsl(123, 49%, 50%)  Lime Green