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#512BBC

#512bbc ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#512bbc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 16.86% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.91% cyan, 77.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 255.72°, with 62.77% 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 8.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.54.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0711

Complementary

  1. #512bbc
  2. #96bc2b

Split complementary

  1. #512bbc
  2. #bc992b
  3. #4ebc2b

Analogous

  1. #2b4ebc
  2. #512bbc
  3. #992bbc

Triadic

  1. #512bbc
  2. #bc512b
  3. #2bbc51

Tetradic

  1. #512bbc
  2. #bc2b96
  3. #96bc2b
  4. #2bbc51

Square

  1. #512bbc
  2. #bc2b4e
  3. #96bc2b
  4. #2bbc99

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0f3f
  2. #361d7e
  3. #512bbc
  4. #7b5ad9
  5. #ad98e8

Shades

#512bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #512bbc
  2. #4927a9
  3. #412296
  4. #391e84
  5. #311a71
  6. #29165e
  7. #20114b
  8. #180d38
  9. #100926
  10. #080413
  11. #000000

Tints

#512bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #512bbc
  2. #6240c3
  3. #7455c9
  4. #856bd0
  5. #9780d7
  6. #a895de
  7. #b9aae4
  8. #cbbfeb
  9. #dcd5f2
  10. #eeeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#512bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #512bbc
  2. #5634b6
  3. #5a3cb0
  4. #5f45aa
  5. #644da4
  6. #69569e
  7. #6d5e98
  8. #726792
  9. #776f8c
  10. #7b7886
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e4187 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1c5573 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003eba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #384796 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-512bbc {
  color: #512bbc;
}
Background
.bg-512bbc {
  background-color: #512bbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-512bbc {
  border: 2px solid #512bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #512bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 43 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-512bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #512bbc, #992bbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-512bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 43 188 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.54 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.82 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.05 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.14 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.27 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.32 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.63 #aed443 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#512bbc  rgb(81, 43, 188)  hsl(256, 63%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#96bc2b  rgb(150, 188, 43)  hsl(76, 63%, 45%)  Apple Green
#bc512b  rgb(188, 81, 43)  hsl(16, 63%, 45%)  Sinopia
#2bbc51  rgb(43, 188, 81)  hsl(136, 63%, 45%)  Emerald