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#492FA3

#492fa3 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#492fa3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 18.43% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.21% cyan, 71.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 253.45°, with 55.24% saturation and 41.18% 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 9.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.51.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0609

Complementary

  1. #492fa3
  2. #89a32f

Split complementary

  1. #492fa3
  2. #a3832f
  3. #4fa32f

Analogous

  1. #2f4fa3
  2. #492fa3
  3. #832fa3

Triadic

  1. #492fa3
  2. #a3492f
  3. #2fa349

Tetradic

  1. #492fa3
  2. #a32f89
  3. #89a32f
  4. #2fa349

Square

  1. #492fa3
  2. #a32f4f
  3. #89a32f
  4. #2fa383

Monochromatic

  1. #140d2c
  2. #2e1e68
  3. #492fa3
  4. #6d52cd
  5. #9f8dde

Shades

#492fa3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #492fa3
  2. #422a93
  3. #3a2682
  4. #332172
  5. #2c1c62
  6. #251852
  7. #1d1341
  8. #160e31
  9. #0f0921
  10. #070510
  11. #000000

Tints

#492fa3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #492fa3
  2. #5b44ac
  3. #6d59b5
  4. #806dbf
  5. #9282c8
  6. #a497d1
  7. #b6acda
  8. #c8c1e3
  9. #dbd5ed
  10. #edeaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#492fa3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #492fa3
  2. #4f37a0
  3. #543f9c
  4. #5a4799
  5. #5f4f95
  6. #655892
  7. #6a608e
  8. #70688b
  9. #757087
  10. #7b7884
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473e77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #224e65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1140a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #123ba2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #364383 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-492fa3 {
  color: #492fa3;
}
Background
.bg-492fa3 {
  background-color: #492fa3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-492fa3 {
  border: 2px solid #492fa3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #492fa3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 47 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 55% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-492fa3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #492fa3, #832fa3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-492fa3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 47 163 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.51 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.96 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.03 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.36 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.53 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.56 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.35 #b6d05c Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#492fa3  rgb(73, 47, 163)  hsl(253, 55%, 41%)  Ocean Blue
#89a32f  rgb(137, 163, 47)  hsl(73, 55%, 41%)  Apple Green
#a3492f  rgb(163, 73, 47)  hsl(13, 55%, 41%)  Chestnut
#2fa349  rgb(47, 163, 73)  hsl(133, 55%, 41%)  Shamrock Green