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#4D50A7

#4d50a7 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4d50a7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 31.37% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.89% cyan, 52.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 238°, with 36.89% saturation and 47.84% 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 6.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.21.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1011

Complementary

  1. #4d50a7
  2. #a7a44d

Split complementary

  1. #4d50a7
  2. #a7774d
  3. #7da74d

Analogous

  1. #4d7da7
  2. #4d50a7
  3. #774da7

Triadic

  1. #4d50a7
  2. #a74d50
  3. #50a74d

Tetradic

  1. #4d50a7
  2. #a44da7
  3. #a7a44d
  4. #50a74d

Square

  1. #4d50a7
  2. #a74d7d
  3. #a7a44d
  4. #4da777

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1e3e
  2. #353773
  3. #4d50a7
  4. #7d80c3
  5. #b2b3db

Shades

#4d50a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d50a7
  2. #454896
  3. #3e4086
  4. #363875
  5. #2e3064
  6. #272854
  7. #1f2043
  8. #171832
  9. #0f1021
  10. #080811
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d50a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d50a7
  2. #5f62b0
  3. #7173b9
  4. #8285c1
  5. #9496ca
  6. #a6a8d3
  7. #b8b9dc
  8. #cacbe5
  9. #dbdced
  10. #edeef6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d50a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d50a7
  2. #5255a3
  3. #575a9f
  4. #5c5e9b
  5. #616397
  6. #676894
  7. #6c6d90
  8. #71728c
  9. #767688
  10. #7b7b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #555680 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #235daa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1656a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #246374 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3858a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3454a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #395c8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d50a7 {
  color: #4d50a7;
}
Background
.bg-4d50a7 {
  background-color: #4d50a7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4d50a7 {
  border: 2px solid #4d50a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d50a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 80 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 37% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d50a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d50a7, #774da7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d50a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 80 167 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.21 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.44 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.01 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.46 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.62 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.86 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.38 #b2af58 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4d50a7  rgb(77, 80, 167)  hsl(238, 37%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#a7a44d  rgb(167, 164, 77)  hsl(58, 37%, 48%)  Brass
#a74d50  rgb(167, 77, 80)  hsl(358, 37%, 48%)  Redwood
#50a74d  rgb(80, 167, 77)  hsl(118, 37%, 48%)  Medium Sea Green