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#472DC6

#472dc6 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#472dc6 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 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.14% cyan, 77.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 250.2°, with 62.96% saturation and 47.65% 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 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.4.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0729

Complementary

  1. #472dc6
  2. #acc62d

Split complementary

  1. #472dc6
  2. #c6942d
  3. #5fc62d

Analogous

  1. #2d5fc6
  2. #472dc6
  3. #942dc6

Triadic

  1. #472dc6
  2. #c6472d
  3. #2dc647

Tetradic

  1. #472dc6
  2. #c62dac
  3. #acc62d
  4. #2dc647

Square

  1. #472dc6
  2. #c62d5f
  3. #acc62d
  4. #2dc694

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1149
  2. #311f88
  3. #472dc6
  4. #7864dc
  5. #aea2ea

Shades

#472dc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #472dc6
  2. #4029b2
  3. #39249e
  4. #32208b
  5. #2b1b77
  6. #241763
  7. #1c124f
  8. #150e3b
  9. #0e0928
  10. #070514
  11. #000000

Tints

#472dc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #472dc6
  2. #5942cc
  3. #6c57d1
  4. #7e6cd7
  5. #9181dd
  6. #a396e3
  7. #b5abe8
  8. #c8c0ee
  9. #dad5f4
  10. #edeaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#472dc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #472dc6
  2. #4d35bf
  3. #523eb8
  4. #5846b1
  5. #5e4eaa
  6. #6457a3
  7. #695f9c
  8. #6f6795
  9. #756f8e
  10. #7a7887
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a428e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ec4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1b4c9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-472dc6 {
  color: #472dc6;
}
Background
.bg-472dc6 {
  background-color: #472dc6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-472dc6 {
  border: 2px solid #472dc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #472dc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 45 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 63% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-472dc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #472dc6, #942dc6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-472dc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 45 198 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.40 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.63 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.36 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.62 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.76 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.82 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.61 #b8d239 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#472dc6  rgb(71, 45, 198)  hsl(250, 63%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#acc62d  rgb(172, 198, 45)  hsl(70, 63%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#c6472d  rgb(198, 71, 45)  hsl(10, 63%, 48%)  Sinopia
#2dc647  rgb(45, 198, 71)  hsl(130, 63%, 48%)  Lime Green