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#494CB8

#494cb8 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#494cb8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 29.8% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.33% cyan, 58.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 238.38°, with 43.87% 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.38.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.1005

Complementary

  1. #494cb8
  2. #b8b549

Split complementary

  1. #494cb8
  2. #b87d49
  3. #83b849

Analogous

  1. #4983b8
  2. #494cb8
  3. #7d49b8

Triadic

  1. #494cb8
  2. #b8494c
  3. #4cb849

Tetradic

  1. #494cb8
  2. #b549b8
  3. #b8b549
  4. #4cb849

Square

  1. #494cb8
  2. #b84983
  3. #b8b549
  4. #49b87d

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1e4b
  2. #333582
  3. #494cb8
  4. #8082cd
  5. #b7b8e3

Shades

#494cb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #494cb8
  2. #4244a6
  3. #3a3d93
  4. #333581
  5. #2c2e6e
  6. #25265c
  7. #1d1e4a
  8. #161737
  9. #0f0f25
  10. #070812
  11. #000000

Tints

#494cb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #494cb8
  2. #5b5ebf
  3. #6d70c6
  4. #8082cd
  5. #9294d4
  6. #a4a6dc
  7. #b6b7e3
  8. #c8c9ea
  9. #dbdbf1
  10. #ededf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#494cb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #494cb8
  2. #4f51b2
  3. #5456ad
  4. #5a5ca7
  5. #5f61a2
  6. #65669c
  7. #6a6b96
  8. #707091
  9. #75768b
  10. #7b7b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #535489 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ebc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00667a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2657ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1e51b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #295d97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-494cb8 {
  color: #494cb8;
}
Background
.bg-494cb8 {
  background-color: #494cb8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-494cb8 {
  border: 2px solid #494cb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #494cb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 76 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 44% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-494cb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #494cb8, #7d49b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-494cb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 76 184 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.38 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.32 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.35 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.39 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.97 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.12 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.19 #b6b347 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#494cb8  rgb(73, 76, 184)  hsl(238, 44%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#b8b549  rgb(184, 181, 73)  hsl(58, 44%, 50%)  Vegas Gold
#b8494c  rgb(184, 73, 76)  hsl(358, 44%, 50%)  Brick Red
#4cb849  rgb(76, 184, 73)  hsl(118, 44%, 50%)  Kelly Green