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#492BB7

#492bb7 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#492bb7 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 16.86% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.11% cyan, 76.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 252.86°, with 61.95% saturation and 44.31% 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 9.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.57.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0656

Complementary

  1. #492bb7
  2. #99b72b

Split complementary

  1. #492bb7
  2. #b78f2b
  3. #53b72b

Analogous

  1. #2b53b7
  2. #492bb7
  3. #8f2bb7

Triadic

  1. #492bb7
  2. #b7492b
  3. #2bb749

Tetradic

  1. #492bb7
  2. #b72b99
  3. #99b72b
  4. #2bb749

Square

  1. #492bb7
  2. #b72b53
  3. #99b72b
  4. #2bb78f

Monochromatic

  1. #180e3b
  2. #301c79
  3. #492bb7
  4. #7357d8
  5. #a695e6

Shades

#492bb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #492bb7
  2. #4227a5
  3. #3a2292
  4. #331e80
  5. #2c1a6e
  6. #25165c
  7. #1d1149
  8. #160d37
  9. #0f0925
  10. #070412
  11. #000000

Tints

#492bb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #492bb7
  2. #5b40be
  3. #6d55c5
  4. #806bcd
  5. #9280d4
  6. #a495db
  7. #b6aae2
  8. #c8bfe9
  9. #dbd5f1
  10. #edeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#492bb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #492bb7
  2. #4f34b2
  3. #543cac
  4. #5a45a7
  5. #5f4da1
  6. #65569c
  7. #6a5e96
  8. #706791
  9. #756f8b
  10. #7b7886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493f83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005370 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bb5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c4692 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-492bb7 {
  color: #492bb7;
}
Background
.bg-492bb7 {
  background-color: #492bb7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-492bb7 {
  border: 2px solid #492bb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #492bb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 43 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 62% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-492bb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #492bb7, #8f2bb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-492bb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 43 183 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.57 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.01 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.77 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.13 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.35 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.38 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.58 #b6d448 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#492bb7  rgb(73, 43, 183)  hsl(253, 62%, 44%)  Ocean Blue
#99b72b  rgb(153, 183, 43)  hsl(73, 62%, 44%)  Apple Green
#b7492b  rgb(183, 73, 43)  hsl(13, 62%, 44%)  Rust
#2bb749  rgb(43, 183, 73)  hsl(133, 62%, 44%)  Kelly Green