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#492EB3

#492eb3 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#492eb3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 18.04% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.22% cyan, 74.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 252.18°, with 59.11% saturation and 44.12% 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 9.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.01.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0663

Complementary

  1. #492eb3
  2. #98b32e

Split complementary

  1. #492eb3
  2. #b38c2e
  3. #56b32e

Analogous

  1. #2e56b3
  2. #492eb3
  3. #8c2eb3

Triadic

  1. #492eb3
  2. #b3492e
  3. #2eb349

Tetradic

  1. #492eb3
  2. #b32e98
  3. #98b32e
  4. #2eb349

Square

  1. #492eb3
  2. #b32e56
  3. #98b32e
  4. #2eb38c

Monochromatic

  1. #170f39
  2. #301e76
  3. #492eb3
  4. #7259d4
  5. #a696e4

Shades

#492eb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #492eb3
  2. #4229a1
  3. #3a258f
  4. #33207d
  5. #2c1c6b
  6. #25175a
  7. #1d1248
  8. #160e36
  9. #0f0924
  10. #070512
  11. #000000

Tints

#492eb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #492eb3
  2. #5b43bb
  3. #6d58c2
  4. #806dca
  5. #9282d1
  6. #a497d9
  7. #b6abe1
  8. #c8c0e8
  9. #dbd5f0
  10. #edeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#492eb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #492eb3
  2. #4f36ae
  3. #543ea9
  4. #5a47a4
  5. #5f4f9f
  6. #65579a
  7. #6a5f94
  8. #70678f
  9. #75708a
  10. #7b7885
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #494081 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004db7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #03536e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003db2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e478f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-492eb3 {
  color: #492eb3;
}
Background
.bg-492eb3 {
  background-color: #492eb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-492eb3 {
  border: 2px solid #492eb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #492eb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 46 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 59% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-492eb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #492eb3, #8c2eb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-492eb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 46 179 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.01 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.71 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.74 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.02 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.22 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.39 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.58 #b6d14c Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#492eb3  rgb(73, 46, 179)  hsl(252, 59%, 44%)  Ocean Blue
#98b32e  rgb(152, 179, 46)  hsl(72, 59%, 44%)  Apple Green
#b3492e  rgb(179, 73, 46)  hsl(12, 59%, 44%)  Rust
#2eb349  rgb(46, 179, 73)  hsl(132, 59%, 44%)  Medium Sea Green