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#494BB7

#494bb7 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#494bb7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 29.41% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.11% cyan, 59.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 238.91°, with 43.31% 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 7.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.08.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0987

Complementary

  1. #494bb7
  2. #b7b549

Split complementary

  1. #494bb7
  2. #b77e49
  3. #82b749

Analogous

  1. #4982b7
  2. #494bb7
  3. #7e49b7

Triadic

  1. #494bb7
  2. #b7494b
  3. #4bb749

Tetradic

  1. #494bb7
  2. #b549b7
  3. #b7b549
  4. #4bb749

Square

  1. #494bb7
  2. #b74982
  3. #b7b549
  4. #49b77e

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1e4a
  2. #333481
  3. #494bb7
  4. #8081cd
  5. #b7b7e2

Shades

#494bb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #494bb7
  2. #4244a5
  3. #3a3c92
  4. #333580
  5. #2c2d6e
  6. #25265c
  7. #1d1e49
  8. #161737
  9. #0f0f25
  10. #070812
  11. #000000

Tints

#494bb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #494bb7
  2. #5b5dbe
  3. #6d6fc5
  4. #8081cd
  5. #9293d4
  6. #a4a5db
  7. #b6b7e2
  8. #c8c9e9
  9. #dbdbf1
  10. #ededf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#494bb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #494bb7
  2. #4f50b2
  3. #5456ac
  4. #5a5ba7
  5. #5f60a1
  6. #65669c
  7. #6a6b96
  8. #707091
  9. #75758b
  10. #7b7b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #535389 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006579 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2656b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1e50b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a5c96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-494bb7 {
  color: #494bb7;
}
Background
.bg-494bb7 {
  background-color: #494bb7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-494bb7 {
  border: 2px solid #494bb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #494bb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 75 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 43% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-494bb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #494bb7, #7e49b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-494bb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 75 183 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.08 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.46 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.19 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.50 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.15 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.20 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.32 #b6b448 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#494bb7  rgb(73, 75, 183)  hsl(239, 43%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#b7b549  rgb(183, 181, 73)  hsl(59, 43%, 50%)  Dark Khaki
#b7494b  rgb(183, 73, 75)  hsl(359, 43%, 50%)  Brick Red
#4bb749  rgb(75, 183, 73)  hsl(119, 43%, 50%)  Kelly Green