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#492CA5

#492ca5 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#492ca5 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 17.25% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.76% cyan, 73.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 254.38°, with 57.89% saturation and 40.98% 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 9.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.99.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0593

Complementary

  1. #492ca5
  2. #88a52c

Split complementary

  1. #492ca5
  2. #a5852c
  3. #4ca52c

Analogous

  1. #2c4ca5
  2. #492ca5
  3. #852ca5

Triadic

  1. #492ca5
  2. #a5492c
  3. #2ca549

Tetradic

  1. #492ca5
  2. #a52c88
  3. #88a52c
  4. #2ca549

Square

  1. #492ca5
  2. #a52c4c
  3. #88a52c
  4. #2ca585

Monochromatic

  1. #140c2c
  2. #2e1c69
  3. #492ca5
  4. #6d4ed0
  5. #9f8ae0

Shades

#492ca5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #492ca5
  2. #422895
  3. #3a2384
  4. #331f74
  5. #2c1a63
  6. #251653
  7. #1d1242
  8. #160d32
  9. #0f0921
  10. #070411
  11. #000000

Tints

#492ca5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #492ca5
  2. #5b41ae
  3. #6d56b7
  4. #806bc0
  5. #9280c9
  6. #a496d2
  7. #b6abdb
  8. #c8c0e4
  9. #dbd5ed
  10. #edeaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#492ca5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #492ca5
  2. #4f34a1
  3. #543d9e
  4. #5a459a
  5. #5f4e96
  6. #655693
  7. #6a5e8f
  8. #70678b
  9. #756f87
  10. #7b7884
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473c77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #204d66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #083ea7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #093aa4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #354284 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-492ca5 {
  color: #492ca5;
}
Background
.bg-492ca5 {
  background-color: #492ca5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-492ca5 {
  border: 2px solid #492ca5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #492ca5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 44 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 58% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-492ca5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #492ca5, #852ca5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-492ca5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 44 165 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.99 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.14 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.55 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.74 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.74 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.81 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.14 #b6d35a Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#492ca5  rgb(73, 44, 165)  hsl(254, 58%, 41%)  Ocean Blue
#88a52c  rgb(136, 165, 44)  hsl(74, 58%, 41%)  Apple Green
#a5492c  rgb(165, 73, 44)  hsl(14, 58%, 41%)  Sienna
#2ca549  rgb(44, 165, 73)  hsl(134, 58%, 41%)  Shamrock Green