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#522BBC

#522bbc ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#522bbc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 16.86% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.38% cyan, 77.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 256.14°, 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 8.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.55.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0715

Complementary

  1. #522bbc
  2. #95bc2b

Split complementary

  1. #522bbc
  2. #bc9a2b
  3. #4cbc2b

Analogous

  1. #2b4cbc
  2. #522bbc
  3. #9a2bbc

Triadic

  1. #522bbc
  2. #bc522b
  3. #2bbc52

Tetradic

  1. #522bbc
  2. #bc2b95
  3. #95bc2b
  4. #2bbc52

Square

  1. #522bbc
  2. #bc2b4c
  3. #95bc2b
  4. #2bbc9a

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0f3f
  2. #371d7e
  3. #522bbc
  4. #7c5ad9
  5. #ae98e8

Shades

#522bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #522bbc
  2. #4a27a9
  3. #422296
  4. #391e84
  5. #311a71
  6. #29165e
  7. #21114b
  8. #190d38
  9. #100926
  10. #080413
  11. #000000

Tints

#522bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #522bbc
  2. #6340c3
  3. #7555c9
  4. #866bd0
  5. #9780d7
  6. #a995de
  7. #baaae4
  8. #cbbfeb
  9. #dcd5f2
  10. #eeeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#522bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #522bbc
  2. #5734b6
  3. #5b3cb0
  4. #6045aa
  5. #644da4
  6. #69569e
  7. #6e5e98
  8. #726792
  9. #776f8c
  10. #7b7886
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e4187 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #205573 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003eba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a4796 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-522bbc {
  color: #522bbc;
}
Background
.bg-522bbc {
  background-color: #522bbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-522bbc {
  border: 2px solid #522bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #522bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 43 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-522bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #522bbc, #9a2bbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-522bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 43 188 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.55 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.93 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.96 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.04 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.25 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.41 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.63 #add443 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#522bbc  rgb(82, 43, 188)  hsl(256, 63%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#95bc2b  rgb(149, 188, 43)  hsl(76, 63%, 45%)  Apple Green
#bc522b  rgb(188, 82, 43)  hsl(16, 63%, 45%)  Sinopia
#2bbc52  rgb(43, 188, 82)  hsl(136, 63%, 45%)  Emerald