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#442CA5

#442ca5 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#442ca5 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 17.25% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.79% cyan, 73.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 251.9°, with 57.89% saturation and 40.98% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 6.06.

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Relative luminance0.0575

Complementary

  1. #442ca5
  2. #8da52c

Split complementary

  1. #442ca5
  2. #a5802c
  3. #51a52c

Analogous

  1. #2c51a5
  2. #442ca5
  3. #802ca5

Triadic

  1. #442ca5
  2. #a5442c
  3. #2ca544

Tetradic

  1. #442ca5
  2. #a52c8d
  3. #8da52c
  4. #2ca544

Square

  1. #442ca5
  2. #a52c51
  3. #8da52c
  4. #2ca580

Monochromatic

  1. #120c2c
  2. #2b1c69
  3. #442ca5
  4. #684ed0
  5. #9b8ae0

Shades

#442ca5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #442ca5
  2. #3d2895
  3. #362384
  4. #301f74
  5. #291a63
  6. #221653
  7. #1b1242
  8. #140d32
  9. #0e0921
  10. #070411
  11. #000000

Tints

#442ca5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #442ca5
  2. #5741ae
  3. #6956b7
  4. #7c6bc0
  5. #8f80c9
  6. #a296d2
  7. #b4abdb
  8. #c7c0e4
  9. #dad5ed
  10. #eceaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#442ca5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #442ca5
  2. #4a34a1
  3. #503d9e
  4. #56459a
  5. #5c4e96
  6. #625693
  7. #685e8f
  8. #6e678b
  9. #746f87
  10. #7a7884
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #443c77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0b4d66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ea7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c4284 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-442ca5 {
  color: #442ca5;
}
Background
.bg-442ca5 {
  background-color: #442ca5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-442ca5 {
  border: 2px solid #442ca5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #442ca5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 44 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 58% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-442ca5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #442ca5, #802ca5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-442ca5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 44 165 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.06 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.11 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.21 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.58 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.61 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.74 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.83 #bbd35a Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#442ca5  rgb(68, 44, 165)  hsl(252, 58%, 41%)  Ocean Blue
#8da52c  rgb(141, 165, 44)  hsl(72, 58%, 41%)  Apple Green
#a5442c  rgb(165, 68, 44)  hsl(12, 58%, 41%)  Chestnut
#2ca544  rgb(44, 165, 68)  hsl(132, 58%, 41%)  Shamrock Green