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#492DB7

#492db7 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#492db7 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 17.65% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.11% cyan, 75.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 252.17°, with 60.53% 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 8.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.17.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0671

Complementary

  1. #492db7
  2. #9bb72d

Split complementary

  1. #492db7
  2. #b78e2d
  3. #56b72d

Analogous

  1. #2d56b7
  2. #492db7
  3. #8e2db7

Triadic

  1. #492db7
  2. #b7492d
  3. #2db749

Tetradic

  1. #492db7
  2. #b72d9b
  3. #9bb72d
  4. #2db749

Square

  1. #492db7
  2. #b72d56
  3. #9bb72d
  4. #2db78e

Monochromatic

  1. #180f3c
  2. #311e7a
  3. #492db7
  4. #735ad6
  5. #a797e6

Shades

#492db7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #492db7
  2. #4229a5
  3. #3a2492
  4. #332080
  5. #2c1b6e
  6. #25175c
  7. #1d1249
  8. #160e37
  9. #0f0925
  10. #070512
  11. #000000

Tints

#492db7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #492db7
  2. #5b42be
  3. #6d57c5
  4. #806ccd
  5. #9281d4
  6. #a496db
  7. #b6abe2
  8. #c8c0e9
  9. #dbd5f1
  10. #edeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#492db7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #492db7
  2. #4f35b2
  3. #543eac
  4. #5a46a7
  5. #5f4ea1
  6. #65579c
  7. #6a5f96
  8. #706791
  9. #756f8b
  10. #7b7886
  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 #494084 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ebb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005470 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cb5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c4892 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-492db7 {
  color: #492db7;
}
Background
.bg-492db7 {
  background-color: #492db7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-492db7 {
  border: 2px solid #492db7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #492db7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 45 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 61% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-492db7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #492db7, #8e2db7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-492db7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 45 183 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.17 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.74 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.96 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.08 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.34 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.51 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.60 #b6d248 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#492db7  rgb(73, 45, 183)  hsl(252, 61%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#9bb72d  rgb(155, 183, 45)  hsl(72, 61%, 45%)  Apple Green
#b7492d  rgb(183, 73, 45)  hsl(12, 61%, 45%)  Rust
#2db749  rgb(45, 183, 73)  hsl(132, 61%, 45%)  Kelly Green