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#484ABA

#484aba ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#484aba 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 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.29% cyan, 60.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 238.95°, with 45.24% saturation and 50.59% 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 7.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 2.9.

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Relative luminance0.0982

Complementary

  1. #484aba
  2. #bab848

Split complementary

  1. #484aba
  2. #ba7f48
  3. #83ba48

Analogous

  1. #4883ba
  2. #484aba
  3. #7f48ba

Triadic

  1. #484aba
  2. #ba484a
  3. #4aba48

Tetradic

  1. #484aba
  2. #b848ba
  3. #bab848
  4. #4aba48

Square

  1. #484aba
  2. #ba4883
  3. #bab848
  4. #48ba7f

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1e4c
  2. #323384
  3. #484aba
  4. #8081cf
  5. #b7b8e4

Shades

#484aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #484aba
  2. #4143a7
  3. #3a3b95
  4. #323482
  5. #2b2c70
  6. #24255d
  7. #1d1e4a
  8. #161638
  9. #0e0f25
  10. #070713
  11. #000000

Tints

#484aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #484aba
  2. #5a5cc1
  3. #6d6ec8
  4. #7f80cf
  5. #9192d6
  6. #a4a5dd
  7. #b6b7e3
  8. #c8c9ea
  9. #dadbf1
  10. #ededf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#484aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #484aba
  2. #4e4fb4
  3. #5355ae
  4. #595aa9
  5. #5e60a3
  6. #64659d
  7. #6a6a97
  8. #6f7091
  9. #75758c
  10. #7a7b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.08:1 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 #2056bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1750b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #255c98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-484aba {
  color: #484aba;
}
Background
.bg-484aba {
  background-color: #484aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-484aba {
  border: 2px solid #484aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #484aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 74 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 45% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-484aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #484aba, #7f48ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-484aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 74 186 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 2.90 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.26 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.87 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.27 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.22 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.24 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.37 #b7b545 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#484aba  rgb(72, 74, 186)  hsl(239, 45%, 51%)  Ocean Blue
#bab848  rgb(186, 184, 72)  hsl(59, 45%, 51%)  Vegas Gold
#ba484a  rgb(186, 72, 74)  hsl(359, 45%, 51%)  Brick Red
#4aba48  rgb(74, 186, 72)  hsl(119, 45%, 51%)  Kelly Green