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#482DC3

#482dc3 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#482dc3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 17.65% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.08% cyan, 76.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 250.8°, with 62.5% saturation and 47.06% 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 8.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.29.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0719

Complementary

  1. #482dc3
  2. #a8c32d

Split complementary

  1. #482dc3
  2. #c3932d
  3. #5dc32d

Analogous

  1. #2d5dc3
  2. #482dc3
  3. #932dc3

Triadic

  1. #482dc3
  2. #c3482d
  3. #2dc348

Tetradic

  1. #482dc3
  2. #c32da8
  3. #a8c32d
  4. #2dc348

Square

  1. #482dc3
  2. #c32d5d
  3. #a8c32d
  4. #2dc393

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1047
  2. #311f85
  3. #482dc3
  4. #7862db
  5. #ada0e9

Shades

#482dc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #482dc3
  2. #4129b0
  3. #3a249c
  4. #322089
  5. #2b1b75
  6. #241762
  7. #1d124e
  8. #160e3b
  9. #0e0927
  10. #070514
  11. #000000

Tints

#482dc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #482dc3
  2. #5a42c9
  3. #6d57cf
  4. #7f6cd5
  5. #9181db
  6. #a496e1
  7. #b6abe7
  8. #c8c0ed
  9. #dad5f3
  10. #edeaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#482dc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #482dc3
  2. #4e35bc
  3. #533eb6
  4. #5946af
  5. #5e4ea8
  6. #6457a2
  7. #6a5f9b
  8. #6f6794
  9. #756f8d
  10. #7a7887
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a418c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005977 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ec1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #214b9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-482dc3 {
  color: #482dc3;
}
Background
.bg-482dc3 {
  background-color: #482dc3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-482dc3 {
  border: 2px solid #482dc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #482dc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 45 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 63% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-482dc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #482dc3, #932dc3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-482dc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 45 195 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.29 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.65 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.68 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.86 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.94 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.07 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.50 #b7d23c Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#482dc3  rgb(72, 45, 195)  hsl(251, 63%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#a8c32d  rgb(168, 195, 45)  hsl(71, 63%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#c3482d  rgb(195, 72, 45)  hsl(11, 63%, 47%)  Sinopia
#2dc348  rgb(45, 195, 72)  hsl(131, 63%, 47%)  Lime Green