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#482DC9

#482dc9 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#482dc9 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 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.18% cyan, 77.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 250.38°, with 63.41% saturation and 48.24% 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 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.49.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0747

Complementary

  1. #482dc9
  2. #aec92d

Split complementary

  1. #482dc9
  2. #c9962d
  3. #60c92d

Analogous

  1. #2d60c9
  2. #482dc9
  3. #962dc9

Triadic

  1. #482dc9
  2. #c9482d
  3. #2dc948

Tetradic

  1. #482dc9
  2. #c92dae
  3. #aec92d
  4. #2dc948

Square

  1. #482dc9
  2. #c92d60
  3. #aec92d
  4. #2dc996

Monochromatic

  1. #1b114c
  2. #321f8b
  3. #482dc9
  4. #7a66dd
  5. #b1a4eb

Shades

#482dc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #482dc9
  2. #4129b5
  3. #3a24a1
  4. #32208d
  5. #2b1b79
  6. #241765
  7. #1d1250
  8. #160e3c
  9. #0e0928
  10. #070514
  11. #000000

Tints

#482dc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #482dc9
  2. #5a42ce
  3. #6d57d4
  4. #7f6cd9
  5. #9181df
  6. #a496e4
  7. #b6abe9
  8. #c8c0ef
  9. #dad5f4
  10. #edeafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#482dc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #482dc9
  2. #4e35c2
  3. #533eba
  4. #5946b3
  5. #5e4eac
  6. #6457a5
  7. #6a5f9d
  8. #6f6796
  9. #756f8f
  10. #7a7887
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b4390 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ec7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1b4da0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-482dc9 {
  color: #482dc9;
}
Background
.bg-482dc9 {
  background-color: #482dc9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-482dc9 {
  border: 2px solid #482dc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #482dc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 45 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 63% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-482dc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #482dc9, #962dc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-482dc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 45 201 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.49 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.83 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.97 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.28 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.50 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.95 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.92 #b7d236 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#482dc9  rgb(72, 45, 201)  hsl(250, 63%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#aec92d  rgb(174, 201, 45)  hsl(70, 63%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#c9482d  rgb(201, 72, 45)  hsl(10, 63%, 48%)  Sinopia
#2dc948  rgb(45, 201, 72)  hsl(130, 63%, 48%)  Lime Green