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#482ABC

#482abc ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#482abc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 16.47% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.7% cyan, 77.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 252.33°, with 63.48% 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 9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.76.

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Relative luminance0.0666

Complementary

  1. #482abc
  2. #9ebc2a

Split complementary

  1. #482abc
  2. #bc912a
  3. #55bc2a

Analogous

  1. #2a55bc
  2. #482abc
  3. #912abc

Triadic

  1. #482abc
  2. #bc482a
  3. #2abc48

Tetradic

  1. #482abc
  2. #bc2a9e
  3. #9ebc2a
  4. #2abc48

Square

  1. #482abc
  2. #bc2a55
  3. #9ebc2a
  4. #2abc91

Monochromatic

  1. #180e3f
  2. #301c7d
  3. #482abc
  4. #7359da
  5. #a897e8

Shades

#482abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #482abc
  2. #4126a9
  3. #3a2296
  4. #321d84
  5. #2b1971
  6. #24155e
  7. #1d114b
  8. #160d38
  9. #0e0826
  10. #070413
  11. #000000

Tints

#482abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #482abc
  2. #5a3fc3
  3. #6d55c9
  4. #7f6ad0
  5. #917fd7
  6. #a495de
  7. #b6aae4
  8. #c8bfeb
  9. #dad4f2
  10. #edeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#482abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #482abc
  2. #4e33b6
  3. #533bb0
  4. #5944aa
  5. #5e4ca4
  6. #64559e
  7. #6a5e98
  8. #6f6692
  9. #756f8c
  10. #7a7786
  11. #808080

Readable text 9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493f87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ec0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005572 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #264795 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-482abc {
  color: #482abc;
}
Background
.bg-482abc {
  background-color: #482abc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-482abc {
  border: 2px solid #482abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #482abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 42 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-482abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #482abc, #912abc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-482abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 42 188 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.76 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.97 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.43 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.32 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.41 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.52 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.61 #b7d543 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#482abc  rgb(72, 42, 188)  hsl(252, 63%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#9ebc2a  rgb(158, 188, 42)  hsl(72, 63%, 45%)  Apple Green
#bc482a  rgb(188, 72, 42)  hsl(12, 63%, 45%)  Rust
#2abc48  rgb(42, 188, 72)  hsl(132, 63%, 45%)  Lime Green