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#492ABC

#492abc ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#492abc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.17% cyan, 77.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 252.74°, with 63.48% saturation and 45.1% 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 8.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.75.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.067

Complementary

  1. #492abc
  2. #9dbc2a

Split complementary

  1. #492abc
  2. #bc922a
  3. #54bc2a

Analogous

  1. #2a54bc
  2. #492abc
  3. #922abc

Triadic

  1. #492abc
  2. #bc492a
  3. #2abc49

Tetradic

  1. #492abc
  2. #bc2a9d
  3. #9dbc2a
  4. #2abc49

Square

  1. #492abc
  2. #bc2a54
  3. #9dbc2a
  4. #2abc92

Monochromatic

  1. #180e3f
  2. #311c7d
  3. #492abc
  4. #7459da
  5. #a897e8

Shades

#492abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #492abc
  2. #4226a9
  3. #3a2296
  4. #331d84
  5. #2c1971
  6. #25155e
  7. #1d114b
  8. #160d38
  9. #0f0826
  10. #070413
  11. #000000

Tints

#492abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #492abc
  2. #5b3fc3
  3. #6d55c9
  4. #806ad0
  5. #927fd7
  6. #a495de
  7. #b6aae4
  8. #c8bfeb
  9. #dbd4f2
  10. #edeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#492abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #492abc
  2. #4f33b6
  3. #543bb0
  4. #5a44aa
  5. #5f4ca4
  6. #65559e
  7. #6a5e98
  8. #706692
  9. #756f8c
  10. #7b7786
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493f87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ec0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005572 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #294795 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-492abc {
  color: #492abc;
}
Background
.bg-492abc {
  background-color: #492abc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-492abc {
  border: 2px solid #492abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #492abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 42 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-492abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #492abc, #922abc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-492abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 42 188 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.75 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.07 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.51 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.43 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.49 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.50 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.60 #b6d543 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#492abc  rgb(73, 42, 188)  hsl(253, 63%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#9dbc2a  rgb(157, 188, 42)  hsl(73, 63%, 45%)  Apple Green
#bc492a  rgb(188, 73, 42)  hsl(13, 63%, 45%)  Rust
#2abc49  rgb(42, 188, 73)  hsl(133, 63%, 45%)  Lime Green