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#482BBD

#482bbd ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#482bbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.9% cyan, 77.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 251.92°, with 62.93% 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 8.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.58.

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Relative luminance0.0678

Complementary

  1. #482bbd
  2. #a0bd2b

Split complementary

  1. #482bbd
  2. #bd912b
  3. #57bd2b

Analogous

  1. #2b57bd
  2. #482bbd
  3. #912bbd

Triadic

  1. #482bbd
  2. #bd482b
  3. #2bbd48

Tetradic

  1. #482bbd
  2. #bd2ba0
  3. #a0bd2b
  4. #2bbd48

Square

  1. #482bbd
  2. #bd2b57
  3. #a0bd2b
  4. #2bbd91

Monochromatic

  1. #190f40
  2. #301d7f
  3. #482bbd
  4. #745bda
  5. #a999e8

Shades

#482bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #482bbd
  2. #4127aa
  3. #3a2297
  4. #321e84
  5. #2b1a71
  6. #24165f
  7. #1d114c
  8. #160d39
  9. #0e0926
  10. #070413
  11. #000000

Tints

#482bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #482bbd
  2. #5a40c4
  3. #6d55ca
  4. #7f6bd1
  5. #9180d7
  6. #a495de
  7. #b6aae5
  8. #c8bfeb
  9. #dad5f2
  10. #edeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#482bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #482bbd
  2. #4e34b7
  3. #533cb1
  4. #5945ab
  5. #5e4da5
  6. #64569f
  7. #6a5e98
  8. #6f6792
  9. #756f8c
  10. #7a7886
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493f87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ec1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005673 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #264896 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-482bbd {
  color: #482bbd;
}
Background
.bg-482bbd {
  background-color: #482bbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-482bbd {
  border: 2px solid #482bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #482bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 43 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-482bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #482bbd, #912bbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-482bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 43 189 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.58 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.84 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.56 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.29 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.40 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.53 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.56 #b7d442 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#482bbd  rgb(72, 43, 189)  hsl(252, 63%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#a0bd2b  rgb(160, 189, 43)  hsl(72, 63%, 45%)  Apple Green
#bd482b  rgb(189, 72, 43)  hsl(12, 63%, 45%)  Rust
#2bbd48  rgb(43, 189, 72)  hsl(132, 63%, 45%)  Lime Green