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#492EBA

#492eba ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#492eba 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 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.75% cyan, 75.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 251.57°, with 60.34% saturation and 45.49% 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 8.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 4.95.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0692

Complementary

  1. #492eba
  2. #9fba2e

Split complementary

  1. #492eba
  2. #ba8f2e
  3. #59ba2e

Analogous

  1. #2e59ba
  2. #492eba
  3. #8f2eba

Triadic

  1. #492eba
  2. #ba492e
  3. #2eba49

Tetradic

  1. #492eba
  2. #ba2e9f
  3. #9fba2e
  4. #2eba49

Square

  1. #492eba
  2. #ba2e59
  3. #9fba2e
  4. #2eba8f

Monochromatic

  1. #19103f
  2. #311f7d
  3. #492eba
  4. #755dd7
  5. #a99be6

Shades

#492eba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #492eba
  2. #4229a7
  3. #3a2595
  4. #332082
  5. #2c1c70
  6. #25175d
  7. #1d124a
  8. #160e38
  9. #0f0925
  10. #070513
  11. #000000

Tints

#492eba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #492eba
  2. #5b43c1
  3. #6d58c8
  4. #806dcf
  5. #9282d6
  6. #a497dd
  7. #b6abe3
  8. #c8c0ea
  9. #dbd5f1
  10. #edeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#492eba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #492eba
  2. #4f36b4
  3. #543eae
  4. #5a47a9
  5. #5f4fa3
  6. #65579d
  7. #6a5f97
  8. #706791
  9. #75708c
  10. #7b7886
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a4186 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005672 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003db8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a4994 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-492eba {
  color: #492eba;
}
Background
.bg-492eba {
  background-color: #492eba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-492eba {
  border: 2px solid #492eba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #492eba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 46 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 60% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-492eba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #492eba, #8f2eba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-492eba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 46 186 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.95 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.58 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.02 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.16 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.56 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.69 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.78 #b6d145 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#492eba  rgb(73, 46, 186)  hsl(252, 60%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#9fba2e  rgb(159, 186, 46)  hsl(72, 60%, 45%)  Apple Green
#ba492e  rgb(186, 73, 46)  hsl(12, 60%, 45%)  Rust
#2eba49  rgb(46, 186, 73)  hsl(132, 60%, 45%)  Kelly Green