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#482BAF

#482baf ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#482baf is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 16.86% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.86% cyan, 75.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 253.18°, with 60.55% saturation and 42.75% 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 9.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.75.

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Relative luminance0.062

Complementary

  1. #482baf
  2. #92af2b

Split complementary

  1. #482baf
  2. #af8a2b
  3. #50af2b

Analogous

  1. #2b50af
  2. #482baf
  3. #8a2baf

Triadic

  1. #482baf
  2. #af482b
  3. #2baf48

Tetradic

  1. #482baf
  2. #af2b92
  3. #92af2b
  4. #2baf48

Square

  1. #482baf
  2. #af2b50
  3. #92af2b
  4. #2baf8a

Monochromatic

  1. #150d34
  2. #2f1c72
  3. #482baf
  4. #6f52d4
  5. #a28fe4

Shades

#482baf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #482baf
  2. #41279e
  3. #3a228c
  4. #321e7b
  5. #2b1a69
  6. #241658
  7. #1d1146
  8. #160d35
  9. #0e0923
  10. #070412
  11. #000000

Tints

#482baf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #482baf
  2. #5a40b7
  3. #6d55bf
  4. #7f6bc7
  5. #9180cf
  6. #a495d7
  7. #b6aadf
  8. #c8bfe7
  9. #dad5ef
  10. #edeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#482baf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #482baf
  2. #4e34aa
  3. #533ca6
  4. #5945a1
  5. #5e4d9c
  6. #645698
  7. #6a5e93
  8. #6f678e
  9. #756f89
  10. #7a7885
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473d7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ab3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #09506b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040b1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003aae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e448b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-482baf {
  color: #482baf;
}
Background
.bg-482baf {
  background-color: #482baf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-482baf {
  border: 2px solid #482baf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #482baf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 43 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 61% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-482baf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #482baf, #8a2baf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-482baf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 43 175 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.75 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.16 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.79 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.92 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.96 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.06 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.21 #b7d450 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#482baf  rgb(72, 43, 175)  hsl(253, 61%, 43%)  Ocean Blue
#92af2b  rgb(146, 175, 43)  hsl(73, 61%, 43%)  Apple Green
#af482b  rgb(175, 72, 43)  hsl(13, 61%, 43%)  Rust
#2baf48  rgb(43, 175, 72)  hsl(133, 61%, 43%)  Medium Sea Green