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#503EA1

#503ea1 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#503ea1 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 24.31% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.31% cyan, 61.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 250.91°, with 44.39% saturation and 43.73% 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 8.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.25.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0772

Complementary

  1. #503ea1
  2. #8fa13e

Split complementary

  1. #503ea1
  2. #a1823e
  3. #5ea13e

Analogous

  1. #3e5ea1
  2. #503ea1
  3. #823ea1

Triadic

  1. #503ea1
  2. #a1503e
  3. #3ea150

Tetradic

  1. #503ea1
  2. #a13e8f
  3. #8fa13e
  4. #3ea150

Square

  1. #503ea1
  2. #a13e5e
  3. #8fa13e
  4. #3ea182

Monochromatic

  1. #191333
  2. #35296a
  3. #503ea1
  4. #7867c4
  5. #a99eda

Shades

#503ea1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #503ea1
  2. #483891
  3. #403281
  4. #382b71
  5. #302561
  6. #281f51
  7. #201940
  8. #181330
  9. #100c20
  10. #080610
  11. #000000

Tints

#503ea1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #503ea1
  2. #6251aa
  3. #7365b4
  4. #8578bd
  5. #968bc7
  6. #a89fd0
  7. #b9b2d9
  8. #cbc5e3
  9. #dcd8ec
  10. #eeecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#503ea1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #503ea1
  2. #55459e
  3. #5a4b9a
  4. #5e5297
  5. #635894
  6. #685f91
  7. #6d668d
  8. #726c8a
  9. #767387
  10. #7b7983
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f4878 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004c9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #335569 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d4aa3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d47a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #414d83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-503ea1 {
  color: #503ea1;
}
Background
.bg-503ea1 {
  background-color: #503ea1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-503ea1 {
  border: 2px solid #503ea1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #503ea1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 62 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 44% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-503ea1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #503ea1, #823ea1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-503ea1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 62 161 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.25 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 3.89 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.87 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.95 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.91 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.45 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.22 #afc15e Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#503ea1  rgb(80, 62, 161)  hsl(251, 44%, 44%)  Ocean Blue
#8fa13e  rgb(143, 161, 62)  hsl(71, 44%, 44%)  Moss Green
#a1503e  rgb(161, 80, 62)  hsl(11, 44%, 44%)  Chestnut
#3ea150  rgb(62, 161, 80)  hsl(131, 44%, 44%)  Shamrock Green