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#472EBA

#472eba ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#472eba 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 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.83% cyan, 75.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 250.71°, with 60.34% saturation and 45.49% 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 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 4.99.

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Relative luminance0.0684

Complementary

  1. #472eba
  2. #a1ba2e

Split complementary

  1. #472eba
  2. #ba8d2e
  3. #5bba2e

Analogous

  1. #2e5bba
  2. #472eba
  3. #8d2eba

Triadic

  1. #472eba
  2. #ba472e
  3. #2eba47

Tetradic

  1. #472eba
  2. #ba2ea1
  3. #a1ba2e
  4. #2eba47

Square

  1. #472eba
  2. #ba2e5b
  3. #a1ba2e
  4. #2eba8d

Monochromatic

  1. #18103f
  2. #301f7d
  3. #472eba
  4. #735dd7
  5. #a89be6

Shades

#472eba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #472eba
  2. #4029a7
  3. #392595
  4. #322082
  5. #2b1c70
  6. #24175d
  7. #1c124a
  8. #150e38
  9. #0e0925
  10. #070513
  11. #000000

Tints

#472eba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #472eba
  2. #5943c1
  3. #6c58c8
  4. #7e6dcf
  5. #9182d6
  6. #a397dd
  7. #b5abe3
  8. #c8c0ea
  9. #dad5f1
  10. #edeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#472eba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #472eba
  2. #4d36b4
  3. #523eae
  4. #5847a9
  5. #5e4fa3
  6. #64579d
  7. #695f97
  8. #6f6791
  9. #75708c
  10. #7a7886
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #494086 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005672 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003db8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #254994 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-472eba {
  color: #472eba;
}
Background
.bg-472eba {
  background-color: #472eba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-472eba {
  border: 2px solid #472eba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #472eba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 46 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 60% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-472eba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #472eba, #8d2eba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-472eba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 46 186 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.99 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.36 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.79 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.03 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.70 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.75 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.85 #b8d145 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#472eba  rgb(71, 46, 186)  hsl(251, 60%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#a1ba2e  rgb(161, 186, 46)  hsl(71, 60%, 45%)  Apple Green
#ba472e  rgb(186, 71, 46)  hsl(11, 60%, 45%)  Rust
#2eba47  rgb(46, 186, 71)  hsl(131, 60%, 45%)  Kelly Green