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#472EA8

#472ea8 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#472ea8 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 18.04% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.74% cyan, 72.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 252.3°, with 57.01% saturation and 41.96% 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 9.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.43.

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Relative luminance0.0612

Complementary

  1. #472ea8
  2. #8fa82e

Split complementary

  1. #472ea8
  2. #a8842e
  3. #52a82e

Analogous

  1. #2e52a8
  2. #472ea8
  3. #842ea8

Triadic

  1. #472ea8
  2. #a8472e
  3. #2ea847

Tetradic

  1. #472ea8
  2. #a82e8f
  3. #8fa82e
  4. #2ea847

Square

  1. #472ea8
  2. #a82e52
  3. #8fa82e
  4. #2ea884

Monochromatic

  1. #140d30
  2. #2e1e6c
  3. #472ea8
  4. #6c53d0
  5. #9f8fe0

Shades

#472ea8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #472ea8
  2. #402997
  3. #392586
  4. #322076
  5. #2b1c65
  6. #241754
  7. #1c1243
  8. #150e32
  9. #0e0922
  10. #070511
  11. #000000

Tints

#472ea8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #472ea8
  2. #5943b1
  3. #6c58b9
  4. #7e6dc2
  5. #9182cb
  6. #a397d4
  7. #b5abdc
  8. #c8c0e5
  9. #dad5ee
  10. #edeaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#472ea8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #472ea8
  2. #4d36a4
  3. #523ea0
  4. #58479c
  5. #5e4f98
  6. #645794
  7. #695f90
  8. #6f678c
  9. #757088
  10. #7a7884
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463e7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #144f68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ba7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #304486 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-472ea8 {
  color: #472ea8;
}
Background
.bg-472ea8 {
  background-color: #472ea8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-472ea8 {
  border: 2px solid #472ea8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #472ea8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 46 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 57% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-472ea8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #472ea8, #842ea8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-472ea8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 46 168 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.43 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.03 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.29 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.53 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.69 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.88 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.20 #b8d157 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#472ea8  rgb(71, 46, 168)  hsl(252, 57%, 42%)  Ocean Blue
#8fa82e  rgb(143, 168, 46)  hsl(72, 57%, 42%)  Apple Green
#a8472e  rgb(168, 71, 46)  hsl(12, 57%, 42%)  Chestnut
#2ea847  rgb(46, 168, 71)  hsl(132, 57%, 42%)  Medium Sea Green