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#492ABA

#492aba ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#492aba is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 16.47% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.75% cyan, 77.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 252.92°, with 63.16% saturation and 44.71% 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 9.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.75.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0662

Complementary

  1. #492aba
  2. #9bba2a

Split complementary

  1. #492aba
  2. #ba912a
  3. #53ba2a

Analogous

  1. #2a53ba
  2. #492aba
  3. #912aba

Triadic

  1. #492aba
  2. #ba492a
  3. #2aba49

Tetradic

  1. #492aba
  2. #ba2a9b
  3. #9bba2a
  4. #2aba49

Square

  1. #492aba
  2. #ba2a53
  3. #9bba2a
  4. #2aba91

Monochromatic

  1. #180e3d
  2. #311c7c
  3. #492aba
  4. #7357d9
  5. #a796e7

Shades

#492aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #492aba
  2. #4226a7
  3. #3a2295
  4. #331d82
  5. #2c1970
  6. #25155d
  7. #1d114a
  8. #160d38
  9. #0f0825
  10. #070413
  11. #000000

Tints

#492aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #492aba
  2. #5b3fc1
  3. #6d55c8
  4. #806acf
  5. #927fd6
  6. #a495dd
  7. #b6aae3
  8. #c8bfea
  9. #dbd4f1
  10. #edeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#492aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #492aba
  2. #4f33b4
  3. #543bae
  4. #5a44a9
  5. #5f4ca3
  6. #65559d
  7. #6a5e97
  8. #706691
  9. #756f8c
  10. #7b7786
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493f85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005471 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bb8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a4794 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-492aba {
  color: #492aba;
}
Background
.bg-492aba {
  background-color: #492aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-492aba {
  border: 2px solid #492aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #492aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 42 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-492aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #492aba, #912aba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-492aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 42 186 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.75 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.09 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.54 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.34 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.39 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.64 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.74 #b6d545 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#492aba  rgb(73, 42, 186)  hsl(253, 63%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#9bba2a  rgb(155, 186, 42)  hsl(73, 63%, 45%)  Apple Green
#ba492a  rgb(186, 73, 42)  hsl(13, 63%, 45%)  Rust
#2aba49  rgb(42, 186, 73)  hsl(133, 63%, 45%)  Kelly Green