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#502CBB

#502cbb ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#502cbb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 17.25% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.22% cyan, 76.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 255.1°, with 61.9% saturation and 45.29% 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 8.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.34.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0709

Complementary

  1. #502cbb
  2. #97bb2c

Split complementary

  1. #502cbb
  2. #bb972c
  3. #50bb2c

Analogous

  1. #2c50bb
  2. #502cbb
  3. #972cbb

Triadic

  1. #502cbb
  2. #bb502c
  3. #2cbb50

Tetradic

  1. #502cbb
  2. #bb2c97
  3. #97bb2c
  4. #2cbb50

Square

  1. #502cbb
  2. #bb2c50
  3. #97bb2c
  4. #2cbb97

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0f3f
  2. #351d7d
  3. #502cbb
  4. #7b5bd8
  5. #ad99e7

Shades

#502cbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #502cbb
  2. #4828a8
  3. #402396
  4. #381f83
  5. #301a70
  6. #28165e
  7. #20124b
  8. #180d38
  9. #100925
  10. #080413
  11. #000000

Tints

#502cbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #502cbb
  2. #6241c2
  3. #7356c9
  4. #856bcf
  5. #9680d6
  6. #a896dd
  7. #b9abe4
  8. #cbc0eb
  9. #dcd5f1
  10. #eeeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#502cbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #502cbb
  2. #5534b5
  3. #5a3daf
  4. #5e45a9
  5. #634ea3
  6. #68569e
  7. #6d5e98
  8. #726792
  9. #766f8c
  10. #7b7886
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d4187 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #195572 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003eb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #374895 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-502cbb {
  color: #502cbb;
}
Background
.bg-502cbb {
  background-color: #502cbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-502cbb {
  border: 2px solid #502cbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #502cbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 44 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 62% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-502cbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #502cbb, #972cbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-502cbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 44 187 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.34 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.60 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.02 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.11 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.38 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.42 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.79 #afd344 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#502cbb  rgb(80, 44, 187)  hsl(255, 62%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#97bb2c  rgb(151, 187, 44)  hsl(75, 62%, 45%)  Apple Green
#bb502c  rgb(187, 80, 44)  hsl(15, 62%, 45%)  Sinopia
#2cbb50  rgb(44, 187, 80)  hsl(135, 62%, 45%)  Emerald