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#472EB8

#472eb8 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#472eb8 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 18.04% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.41% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 250.87°, with 60% saturation and 45.1% 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 4.99.

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Relative luminance0.0675

Complementary

  1. #472eb8
  2. #9fb82e

Split complementary

  1. #472eb8
  2. #b88c2e
  3. #5ab82e

Analogous

  1. #2e5ab8
  2. #472eb8
  3. #8c2eb8

Triadic

  1. #472eb8
  2. #b8472e
  3. #2eb847

Tetradic

  1. #472eb8
  2. #b82e9f
  3. #9fb82e
  4. #2eb847

Square

  1. #472eb8
  2. #b82e5a
  3. #9fb82e
  4. #2eb88c

Monochromatic

  1. #180f3e
  2. #2f1f7b
  3. #472eb8
  4. #725cd6
  5. #a799e6

Shades

#472eb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #472eb8
  2. #4029a6
  3. #392593
  4. #322081
  5. #2b1c6e
  6. #24175c
  7. #1c124a
  8. #150e37
  9. #0e0925
  10. #070512
  11. #000000

Tints

#472eb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #472eb8
  2. #5943bf
  3. #6c58c6
  4. #7e6dcd
  5. #9182d4
  6. #a397dc
  7. #b5abe3
  8. #c8c0ea
  9. #dad5f1
  10. #edeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#472eb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #472eb8
  2. #4d36b2
  3. #523ead
  4. #5847a7
  5. #5e4fa2
  6. #64579c
  7. #695f96
  8. #6f6791
  9. #75708b
  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 #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #494084 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ebc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005571 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003db6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #274893 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-472eb8 {
  color: #472eb8;
}
Background
.bg-472eb8 {
  background-color: #472eb8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-472eb8 {
  border: 2px solid #472eb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #472eb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 46 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 60% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-472eb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #472eb8, #8c2eb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-472eb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 46 184 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.99 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.38 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.69 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.08 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.60 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.60 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.77 #b8d147 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#472eb8  rgb(71, 46, 184)  hsl(251, 60%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#9fb82e  rgb(159, 184, 46)  hsl(71, 60%, 45%)  Apple Green
#b8472e  rgb(184, 71, 46)  hsl(11, 60%, 45%)  Rust
#2eb847  rgb(46, 184, 71)  hsl(131, 60%, 45%)  Kelly Green