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#484AA0

#484aa0 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#484aa0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 29.02% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55% cyan, 53.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 238.64°, with 37.93% saturation and 45.49% 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 7.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 4.68.

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Relative luminance0.0881

Complementary

  1. #484aa0
  2. #a09e48

Split complementary

  1. #484aa0
  2. #a07248
  3. #76a048

Analogous

  1. #4876a0
  2. #484aa0
  3. #7248a0

Triadic

  1. #484aa0
  2. #a0484a
  3. #4aa048

Tetradic

  1. #484aa0
  2. #9e48a0
  3. #a09e48
  4. #4aa048

Square

  1. #484aa0
  2. #a04876
  3. #a09e48
  4. #48a072

Monochromatic

  1. #191936
  2. #30326b
  3. #484aa0
  4. #7476c0
  5. #a9aad8

Shades

#484aa0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #484aa0
  2. #414390
  3. #3a3b80
  4. #323470
  5. #2b2c60
  6. #242550
  7. #1d1e40
  8. #161630
  9. #0e0f20
  10. #070710
  11. #000000

Tints

#484aa0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #484aa0
  2. #5a5caa
  3. #6d6eb3
  4. #7f80bd
  5. #9192c6
  6. #a4a5d0
  7. #b6b7d9
  8. #c8c9e3
  9. #dadbec
  10. #ededf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#484aa0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #484aa0
  2. #4e4f9d
  3. #53559a
  4. #595a96
  5. #5e6093
  6. #646590
  7. #6a6a8d
  8. #6f708a
  9. #757586
  10. #7a7b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f507a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1957a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #09509e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1e5d6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3252a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e4e9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #345685 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-484aa0 {
  color: #484aa0;
}
Background
.bg-484aa0 {
  background-color: #484aa0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-484aa0 {
  border: 2px solid #484aa0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #484aa0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 74 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 38% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-484aa0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #484aa0, #7248a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-484aa0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 74 160 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.68 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.15 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.06 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.32 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.60 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.96 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.97 #b7b55f Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#484aa0  rgb(72, 74, 160)  hsl(239, 38%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#a09e48  rgb(160, 158, 72)  hsl(59, 38%, 45%)  Brass
#a0484a  rgb(160, 72, 74)  hsl(359, 38%, 45%)  Cordovan
#4aa048  rgb(74, 160, 72)  hsl(119, 38%, 45%)  Shamrock Green