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#51549F

#51549f ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#51549f 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 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.06% cyan, 47.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 237.69°, with 32.5% saturation and 47.06% 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 6.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 7.09.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1059

Complementary

  1. #51549f
  2. #9f9c51

Split complementary

  1. #51549f
  2. #9f7551
  3. #7b9f51

Analogous

  1. #517b9f
  2. #51549f
  3. #75519f

Triadic

  1. #51549f
  2. #9f5154
  3. #549f51

Tetradic

  1. #51549f
  2. #9c519f
  3. #9f9c51
  4. #549f51

Square

  1. #51549f
  2. #9f517b
  3. #9f9c51
  4. #519f75

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1e3a
  2. #37396c
  3. #51549f
  4. #7f81be
  5. #b1b3d8

Shades

#51549f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #51549f
  2. #494c8f
  3. #41437f
  4. #393b6f
  5. #31325f
  6. #292a50
  7. #202240
  8. #181930
  9. #101120
  10. #080810
  11. #000000

Tints

#51549f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #51549f
  2. #6265a9
  3. #7476b2
  4. #8587bc
  5. #9798c5
  6. #a8aacf
  7. #b9bbd9
  8. #cbcce2
  9. #dcddec
  10. #eeeef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#51549f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #51549f
  2. #56589c
  3. #5a5d99
  4. #5f6196
  5. #646693
  6. #696a90
  7. #6d6e8c
  8. #727389
  9. #777786
  10. #7b7c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #58597c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #345fa2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e599d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #346472 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #425ba1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f579e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #415e86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-51549f {
  color: #51549f;
}
Background
.bg-51549f {
  background-color: #51549f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-51549f {
  border: 2px solid #51549f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #51549f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 84 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 33% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-51549f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51549f, #75519f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-51549f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 84 159 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.09 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.51 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.89 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.40 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.48 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.89 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.10 #aeab60 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#51549f  rgb(81, 84, 159)  hsl(238, 33%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#9f9c51  rgb(159, 156, 81)  hsl(58, 33%, 47%)  Brass
#9f5154  rgb(159, 81, 84)  hsl(358, 33%, 47%)  Redwood
#549f51  rgb(84, 159, 81)  hsl(118, 33%, 47%)  Shamrock Green