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#503BCF

#503bcf ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#503bcf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 23.14% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.35% cyan, 71.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 248.51°, with 60.66% saturation and 52.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.92.

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Relative luminance0.0934

Complementary

  1. #503bcf
  2. #bacf3b

Split complementary

  1. #503bcf
  2. #cf9a3b
  3. #70cf3b

Analogous

  1. #3b70cf
  2. #503bcf
  3. #9a3bcf

Triadic

  1. #503bcf
  2. #cf503b
  3. #3bcf50

Tetradic

  1. #503bcf
  2. #cf3bba
  3. #bacf3b
  4. #3bcf50

Square

  1. #503bcf
  2. #cf3b70
  3. #bacf3b
  4. #3bcf9a

Monochromatic

  1. #20165b
  2. #362598
  3. #503bcf
  4. #8778de
  5. #beb6ed

Shades

#503bcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #503bcf
  2. #4835ba
  3. #402fa6
  4. #382991
  5. #30237c
  6. #281e68
  7. #201853
  8. #18123e
  9. #100c29
  10. #080615
  11. #000000

Tints

#503bcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #503bcf
  2. #624fd4
  3. #7362d9
  4. #8576dd
  5. #9689e2
  6. #a89de7
  7. #b9b1ec
  8. #cbc4f1
  9. #dcd8f5
  10. #eeebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#503bcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #503bcf
  2. #5542c7
  3. #5a49bf
  4. #5e50b7
  5. #6357af
  6. #685ea8
  7. #6d64a0
  8. #726b98
  9. #767290
  10. #7b7988
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #544d96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006481 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0050d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0049cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a56a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-503bcf {
  color: #503bcf;
}
Background
.bg-503bcf {
  background-color: #503bcf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-503bcf {
  border: 2px solid #503bcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #503bcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 59 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 61% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-503bcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #503bcf, #9a3bcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-503bcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 59 207 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.92 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.26 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.14 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.19 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.24 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.34 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.92 #afc430 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#503bcf  rgb(80, 59, 207)  hsl(249, 61%, 52%)  Ocean Blue
#bacf3b  rgb(186, 207, 59)  hsl(69, 61%, 52%)  June Bud
#cf503b  rgb(207, 80, 59)  hsl(9, 61%, 52%)  Cinnabar
#3bcf50  rgb(59, 207, 80)  hsl(129, 61%, 52%)  Malachite