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#494DBB

#494dbb ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#494dbb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 30.2% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.96% cyan, 58.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 237.89°, with 45.6% saturation and 50.98% 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 6.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.71.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1031

Complementary

  1. #494dbb
  2. #bbb749

Split complementary

  1. #494dbb
  2. #bb7e49
  3. #86bb49

Analogous

  1. #4986bb
  2. #494dbb
  3. #7e49bb

Triadic

  1. #494dbb
  2. #bb494d
  3. #4dbb49

Tetradic

  1. #494dbb
  2. #b749bb
  3. #bbb749
  4. #4dbb49

Square

  1. #494dbb
  2. #bb4986
  3. #bbb749
  4. #49bb7e

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1f4e
  2. #323586
  3. #494dbb
  4. #8183d0
  5. #b8bae5

Shades

#494dbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #494dbb
  2. #4245a8
  3. #3a3e96
  4. #333683
  5. #2c2e70
  6. #25275e
  7. #1d1f4b
  8. #161738
  9. #0f0f25
  10. #070813
  11. #000000

Tints

#494dbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #494dbb
  2. #5b5fc2
  3. #6d71c9
  4. #8082cf
  5. #9294d6
  6. #a4a6dd
  7. #b6b8e4
  8. #c8caeb
  9. #dbdbf1
  10. #ededf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#494dbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #494dbb
  2. #4f52b5
  3. #5457af
  4. #5a5ca9
  5. #5f61a3
  6. #65679e
  7. #6a6c98
  8. #707192
  9. #75768c
  10. #7b7b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #54558c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00687c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2559bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1c52ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #275e99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-494dbb {
  color: #494dbb;
}
Background
.bg-494dbb {
  background-color: #494dbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-494dbb {
  border: 2px solid #494dbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #494dbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 77 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-494dbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #494dbb, #7e49bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-494dbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 77 187 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.71 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.98 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.98 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.60 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.81 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.83 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.30 #b6b244 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#494dbb  rgb(73, 77, 187)  hsl(238, 46%, 51%)  Ocean Blue
#bbb749  rgb(187, 183, 73)  hsl(58, 46%, 51%)  Vegas Gold
#bb494d  rgb(187, 73, 77)  hsl(358, 46%, 51%)  Brick Red
#4dbb49  rgb(77, 187, 73)  hsl(118, 46%, 51%)  Kelly Green