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#503EBE

#503ebe ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#503ebe is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 24.31% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.89% cyan, 67.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 248.44°, with 50.79% saturation and 49.41% 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 7.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 1.71.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0887

Complementary

  1. #503ebe
  2. #acbe3e

Split complementary

  1. #503ebe
  2. #be903e
  3. #6cbe3e

Analogous

  1. #3e6cbe
  2. #503ebe
  3. #903ebe

Triadic

  1. #503ebe
  2. #be503e
  3. #3ebe50

Tetradic

  1. #503ebe
  2. #be3eac
  3. #acbe3e
  4. #3ebe50

Square

  1. #503ebe
  2. #be3e6c
  3. #acbe3e
  4. #3ebe90

Monochromatic

  1. #1f184b
  2. #382b84
  3. #503ebe
  4. #8376d2
  5. #b7b0e5

Shades

#503ebe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #503ebe
  2. #4838ab
  3. #403298
  4. #382b85
  5. #302572
  6. #281f5f
  7. #20194c
  8. #181339
  9. #100c26
  10. #080613
  11. #000000

Tints

#503ebe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #503ebe
  2. #6251c5
  3. #7365cb
  4. #8578d2
  5. #968bd8
  6. #a89fdf
  7. #b9b2e5
  8. #cbc5ec
  9. #dcd8f2
  10. #eeecf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#503ebe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #503ebe
  2. #5545b8
  3. #5a4bb2
  4. #5e52ab
  5. #6358a5
  6. #685f9f
  7. #6d6699
  8. #726c93
  9. #76738c
  10. #7b7986
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #524c8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0f5f79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #134fc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0e49bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #355499 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-503ebe {
  color: #503ebe;
}
Background
.bg-503ebe {
  background-color: #503ebe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-503ebe {
  border: 2px solid #503ebe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #503ebe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 62 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 51% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-503ebe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #503ebe, #903ebe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-503ebe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 62 190 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 1.71 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.35 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.55 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.84 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.85 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.86 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.03 #afc141 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#503ebe  rgb(80, 62, 190)  hsl(248, 51%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#acbe3e  rgb(172, 190, 62)  hsl(68, 51%, 49%)  Apple Green
#be503e  rgb(190, 80, 62)  hsl(8, 51%, 49%)  Persian Red
#3ebe50  rgb(62, 190, 80)  hsl(128, 51%, 49%)  Mantis