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#522BBD

#522bbd ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#522bbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.61% cyan, 77.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 256.03°, with 62.93% saturation and 45.49% 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 8.61:1 (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 luminance0.072

Complementary

  1. #522bbd
  2. #96bd2b

Split complementary

  1. #522bbd
  2. #bd9b2b
  3. #4dbd2b

Analogous

  1. #2b4dbd
  2. #522bbd
  3. #9b2bbd

Triadic

  1. #522bbd
  2. #bd522b
  3. #2bbd52

Tetradic

  1. #522bbd
  2. #bd2b96
  3. #96bd2b
  4. #2bbd52

Square

  1. #522bbd
  2. #bd2b4d
  3. #96bd2b
  4. #2bbd9b

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0f40
  2. #371d7f
  3. #522bbd
  4. #7d5bda
  5. #ae99e8

Shades

#522bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #522bbd
  2. #4a27aa
  3. #422297
  4. #391e84
  5. #311a71
  6. #29165f
  7. #21114c
  8. #190d39
  9. #100926
  10. #080413
  11. #000000

Tints

#522bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #522bbd
  2. #6340c4
  3. #7555ca
  4. #866bd1
  5. #9780d7
  6. #a995de
  7. #baaae5
  8. #cbbfeb
  9. #dcd5f2
  10. #eeeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#522bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #522bbd
  2. #5734b7
  3. #5b3cb1
  4. #6045ab
  5. #644da5
  6. #69569f
  7. #6e5e98
  8. #726792
  9. #776f8c
  10. #7b7886
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e4188 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1e5573 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ebb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a4896 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-522bbd {
  color: #522bbd;
}
Background
.bg-522bbd {
  background-color: #522bbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-522bbd {
  border: 2px solid #522bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #522bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 43 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-522bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #522bbd, #9b2bbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-522bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 43 189 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.55 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.93 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.06 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.12 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.13 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.40 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.51 #add442 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#522bbd  rgb(82, 43, 189)  hsl(256, 63%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#96bd2b  rgb(150, 189, 43)  hsl(76, 63%, 45%)  Apple Green
#bd522b  rgb(189, 82, 43)  hsl(16, 63%, 45%)  Sinopia
#2bbd52  rgb(43, 189, 82)  hsl(136, 63%, 45%)  Emerald