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#472DBA

#472dba ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#472dba 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 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.83% cyan, 75.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 251.06°, with 61.04% saturation and 45.29% 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 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.19.

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Relative luminance0.0676

Complementary

  1. #472dba
  2. #a0ba2d

Split complementary

  1. #472dba
  2. #ba8d2d
  3. #5aba2d

Analogous

  1. #2d5aba
  2. #472dba
  3. #8d2dba

Triadic

  1. #472dba
  2. #ba472d
  3. #2dba47

Tetradic

  1. #472dba
  2. #ba2da0
  3. #a0ba2d
  4. #2dba47

Square

  1. #472dba
  2. #ba2d5a
  3. #a0ba2d
  4. #2dba8d

Monochromatic

  1. #180f3f
  2. #2f1e7c
  3. #472dba
  4. #735cd8
  5. #a89ae6

Shades

#472dba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #472dba
  2. #4029a7
  3. #392495
  4. #322082
  5. #2b1b70
  6. #24175d
  7. #1c124a
  8. #150e38
  9. #0e0925
  10. #070513
  11. #000000

Tints

#472dba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #472dba
  2. #5942c1
  3. #6c57c8
  4. #7e6ccf
  5. #9181d6
  6. #a396dd
  7. #b5abe3
  8. #c8c0ea
  9. #dad5f1
  10. #edeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#472dba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #472dba
  2. #4d35b4
  3. #523eae
  4. #5846a9
  5. #5e4ea3
  6. #64579d
  7. #695f97
  8. #6f6791
  9. #756f8c
  10. #7a7886
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #494086 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ebe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005672 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cb8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #254894 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-472dba {
  color: #472dba;
}
Background
.bg-472dba {
  background-color: #472dba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-472dba {
  border: 2px solid #472dba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #472dba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 45 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 61% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-472dba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #472dba, #8d2dba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-472dba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 45 186 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.19 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.49 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.86 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.86 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.57 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.76 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.84 #b8d245 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#472dba  rgb(71, 45, 186)  hsl(251, 61%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#a0ba2d  rgb(160, 186, 45)  hsl(71, 61%, 45%)  Apple Green
#ba472d  rgb(186, 71, 45)  hsl(11, 61%, 45%)  Rust
#2dba47  rgb(45, 186, 71)  hsl(131, 61%, 45%)  Kelly Green