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#482CAE

#482cae ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#482cae is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 17.25% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.62% cyan, 74.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 252.92°, with 59.63% 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 9.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.58.

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Relative luminance0.0624

Complementary

  1. #482cae
  2. #92ae2c

Split complementary

  1. #482cae
  2. #ae892c
  3. #51ae2c

Analogous

  1. #2c51ae
  2. #482cae
  3. #892cae

Triadic

  1. #482cae
  2. #ae482c
  3. #2cae48

Tetradic

  1. #482cae
  2. #ae2c92
  3. #92ae2c
  4. #2cae48

Square

  1. #482cae
  2. #ae2c51
  3. #92ae2c
  4. #2cae89

Monochromatic

  1. #150d34
  2. #2f1d71
  3. #482cae
  4. #6f53d4
  5. #a290e3

Shades

#482cae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #482cae
  2. #41289d
  3. #3a238b
  4. #321f7a
  5. #2b1a68
  6. #241657
  7. #1d1246
  8. #160d34
  9. #0e0923
  10. #070411
  11. #000000

Tints

#482cae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #482cae
  2. #5a41b6
  3. #6d56be
  4. #7f6bc6
  5. #9180ce
  6. #a496d7
  7. #b6abdf
  8. #c8c0e7
  9. #dad5ef
  10. #edeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#482cae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #482cae
  2. #4e34a9
  3. #533da5
  4. #5945a0
  5. #5e4e9c
  6. #645697
  7. #6a5e92
  8. #6f678e
  9. #756f89
  10. #7a7885
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473e7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ab2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0c506b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2f448b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-482cae {
  color: #482cae;
}
Background
.bg-482cae {
  background-color: #482cae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-482cae {
  border: 2px solid #482cae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #482cae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 44 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 60% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-482cae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #482cae, #892cae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-482cae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 44 174 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.58 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.07 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.67 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.82 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.07 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.12 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.27 #b7d351 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#482cae  rgb(72, 44, 174)  hsl(253, 60%, 43%)  Ocean Blue
#92ae2c  rgb(146, 174, 44)  hsl(73, 60%, 43%)  Apple Green
#ae482c  rgb(174, 72, 44)  hsl(13, 60%, 43%)  Rust
#2cae48  rgb(44, 174, 72)  hsl(133, 60%, 43%)  Medium Sea Green