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#4530BF

#4530bf ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4530bf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 18.82% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.87% cyan, 74.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 248.81°, with 59.83% saturation and 46.86% 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 8.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 4.69.

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Relative luminance0.0714

Complementary

  1. #4530bf
  2. #aabf30

Split complementary

  1. #4530bf
  2. #bf8c30
  3. #62bf30

Analogous

  1. #3062bf
  2. #4530bf
  3. #8c30bf

Triadic

  1. #4530bf
  2. #bf4530
  3. #30bf45

Tetradic

  1. #4530bf
  2. #bf30aa
  3. #aabf30
  4. #30bf45

Square

  1. #4530bf
  2. #bf3062
  3. #aabf30
  4. #30bf8c

Monochromatic

  1. #191145
  2. #2f2182
  3. #4530bf
  4. #7564d8
  5. #aba1e7

Shades

#4530bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4530bf
  2. #3e2bac
  3. #372699
  4. #302286
  5. #291d73
  6. #231860
  7. #1c134c
  8. #150e39
  9. #0e0a26
  10. #070513
  11. #000000

Tints

#4530bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4530bf
  2. #5845c5
  3. #6a59cc
  4. #7d6ed2
  5. #8f83d9
  6. #a298df
  7. #b5ace5
  8. #c7c1ec
  9. #dad6f2
  10. #eceaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4530bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4530bf
  2. #4b38b9
  3. #5140b2
  4. #5748ac
  5. #5d50a6
  6. #6358a0
  7. #686099
  8. #6e6893
  9. #74708d
  10. #7a7886
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #494289 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005975 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ebd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c4c98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4530bf {
  color: #4530bf;
}
Background
.bg-4530bf {
  background-color: #4530bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4530bf {
  border: 2px solid #4530bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4530bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 48 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 60% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4530bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4530bf, #8c30bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4530bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 48 191 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.69 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.91 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.73 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.19 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.38 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.64 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.67 #bacf40 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4530bf  rgb(69, 48, 191)  hsl(249, 60%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#aabf30  rgb(170, 191, 48)  hsl(69, 60%, 47%)  Apple Green
#bf4530  rgb(191, 69, 48)  hsl(9, 60%, 47%)  Persian Red
#30bf45  rgb(48, 191, 69)  hsl(129, 60%, 47%)  Lime Green