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#472DAD

#472dad ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#472dad is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 17.65% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.96% cyan, 73.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 252.19°, with 58.72% saturation and 42.75% 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 9.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.42.

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Relative luminance0.0623

Complementary

  1. #472dad
  2. #93ad2d

Split complementary

  1. #472dad
  2. #ad872d
  3. #53ad2d

Analogous

  1. #2d53ad
  2. #472dad
  3. #872dad

Triadic

  1. #472dad
  2. #ad472d
  3. #2dad47

Tetradic

  1. #472dad
  2. #ad2d93
  3. #93ad2d
  4. #2dad47

Square

  1. #472dad
  2. #ad2d53
  3. #93ad2d
  4. #2dad87

Monochromatic

  1. #150d34
  2. #2e1d70
  3. #472dad
  4. #6e54d3
  5. #a191e2

Shades

#472dad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #472dad
  2. #40299c
  3. #39248a
  4. #322079
  5. #2b1b68
  6. #241757
  7. #1c1245
  8. #150e34
  9. #0e0923
  10. #070511
  11. #000000

Tints

#472dad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #472dad
  2. #5942b5
  3. #6c57bd
  4. #7e6cc6
  5. #9181ce
  6. #a396d6
  7. #b5abde
  8. #c8c0e6
  9. #dad5ef
  10. #edeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#472dad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #472dad
  2. #4d35a9
  3. #523ea4
  4. #5846a0
  5. #5e4e9b
  6. #645797
  7. #695f92
  8. #6f678e
  9. #756f89
  10. #7a7885
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473e7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ab1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #08506a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d458a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-472dad {
  color: #472dad;
}
Background
.bg-472dad {
  background-color: #472dad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-472dad {
  border: 2px solid #472dad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #472dad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 45 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 59% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-472dad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #472dad, #872dad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-472dad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 45 173 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.42 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.87 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.43 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.85 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.09 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.15 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.33 #b8d252 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#472dad  rgb(71, 45, 173)  hsl(252, 59%, 43%)  Ocean Blue
#93ad2d  rgb(147, 173, 45)  hsl(72, 59%, 43%)  Apple Green
#ad472d  rgb(173, 71, 45)  hsl(12, 59%, 43%)  Sienna
#2dad47  rgb(45, 173, 71)  hsl(132, 59%, 43%)  Medium Sea Green