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#51549E

#51549e ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#51549e is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 32.94% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.73% cyan, 46.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 237.66°, with 32.22% 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 6.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 7.21.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1056

Complementary

  1. #51549e
  2. #9e9b51

Split complementary

  1. #51549e
  2. #9e7451
  3. #7a9e51

Analogous

  1. #517a9e
  2. #51549e
  3. #74519e

Triadic

  1. #51549e
  2. #9e5154
  3. #549e51

Tetradic

  1. #51549e
  2. #9b519e
  3. #9e9b51
  4. #549e51

Square

  1. #51549e
  2. #9e517a
  3. #9e9b51
  4. #519e74

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1e39
  2. #37396b
  3. #51549e
  4. #7e81bd
  5. #b1b2d7

Shades

#51549e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #51549e
  2. #494c8e
  3. #41437e
  4. #393b6f
  5. #31325f
  6. #292a4f
  7. #20223f
  8. #18192f
  9. #101120
  10. #080810
  11. #000000

Tints

#51549e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #51549e
  2. #6265a8
  3. #7476b1
  4. #8587bb
  5. #9798c5
  6. #a8aacf
  7. #b9bbd8
  8. #cbcce2
  9. #dcddec
  10. #eeeef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#51549e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #51549e
  2. #56589b
  3. #5a5d98
  4. #5f6195
  5. #646692
  6. #696a8f
  7. #6d6e8c
  8. #727389
  9. #777786
  10. #7b7c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #57597c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #355ea1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f599c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #356471 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #425aa0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f579d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #425e85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-51549e {
  color: #51549e;
}
Background
.bg-51549e {
  background-color: #51549e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-51549e {
  border: 2px solid #51549e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #51549e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 84 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 32% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-51549e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51549e, #74519e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-51549e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 84 158 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.21 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.47 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.05 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.54 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.58 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.95 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.13 #aeab61 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#51549e  rgb(81, 84, 158)  hsl(238, 32%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#9e9b51  rgb(158, 155, 81)  hsl(58, 32%, 47%)  Moss Green
#9e5154  rgb(158, 81, 84)  hsl(358, 32%, 47%)  Redwood
#549e51  rgb(84, 158, 81)  hsl(118, 32%, 47%)  Shamrock Green