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#503EB0

#503eb0 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#503eb0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 24.31% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.55% cyan, 64.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 249.47°, with 47.9% saturation and 46.67% 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 7.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 1.36.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0829

Complementary

  1. #503eb0
  2. #9eb03e

Split complementary

  1. #503eb0
  2. #b0893e
  3. #65b03e

Analogous

  1. #3e65b0
  2. #503eb0
  3. #893eb0

Triadic

  1. #503eb0
  2. #b0503e
  3. #3eb050

Tetradic

  1. #503eb0
  2. #b03e9e
  3. #9eb03e
  4. #3eb050

Square

  1. #503eb0
  2. #b03e65
  3. #9eb03e
  4. #3eb089

Monochromatic

  1. #1d163f
  2. #362a77
  3. #503eb0
  4. #7d6ecc
  5. #b0a7e0

Shades

#503eb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #503eb0
  2. #48389e
  3. #40328d
  4. #382b7b
  5. #30256a
  6. #281f58
  7. #201946
  8. #181335
  9. #100c23
  10. #080612
  11. #000000

Tints

#503eb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #503eb0
  2. #6251b8
  3. #7365c0
  4. #8578c8
  5. #968bd0
  6. #a89fd8
  7. #b9b2df
  8. #cbc5e7
  9. #dcd8ef
  10. #eeecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#503eb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #503eb0
  2. #5545ab
  3. #5a4ba6
  4. #5e52a2
  5. #63589d
  6. #685f98
  7. #6d6693
  8. #726c8e
  9. #76738a
  10. #7b7985
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #514a82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004eae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #265a71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #234db2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2148af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b508f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-503eb0 {
  color: #503eb0;
}
Background
.bg-503eb0 {
  background-color: #503eb0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-503eb0 {
  border: 2px solid #503eb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #503eb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 62 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 48% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-503eb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #503eb0, #893eb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-503eb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 62 176 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 1.36 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.76 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.11 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.53 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.74 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.81 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.28 #afc14f Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#503eb0  rgb(80, 62, 176)  hsl(249, 48%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#9eb03e  rgb(158, 176, 62)  hsl(69, 48%, 47%)  Apple Green
#b0503e  rgb(176, 80, 62)  hsl(9, 48%, 47%)  Redwood
#3eb050  rgb(62, 176, 80)  hsl(129, 48%, 47%)  Medium Sea Green