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#522CC4

#522cc4 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#522cc4 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 17.25% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.16% cyan, 77.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 255°, with 63.33% saturation and 47.06% 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 8.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.48.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0758

Complementary

  1. #522cc4
  2. #9ec42c

Split complementary

  1. #522cc4
  2. #c49e2c
  3. #52c42c

Analogous

  1. #2c52c4
  2. #522cc4
  3. #9e2cc4

Triadic

  1. #522cc4
  2. #c4522c
  3. #2cc452

Tetradic

  1. #522cc4
  2. #c42c9e
  3. #9ec42c
  4. #2cc452

Square

  1. #522cc4
  2. #c42c52
  3. #9ec42c
  4. #2cc49e

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1047
  2. #381e86
  3. #522cc4
  4. #8061dc
  5. #b29fea

Shades

#522cc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #522cc4
  2. #4a28b0
  3. #42239d
  4. #391f89
  5. #311a76
  6. #291662
  7. #21124e
  8. #190d3b
  9. #100927
  10. #080414
  11. #000000

Tints

#522cc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #522cc4
  2. #6341ca
  3. #7556d0
  4. #866bd6
  5. #9780dc
  6. #a996e2
  7. #baabe7
  8. #cbc0ed
  9. #dcd5f3
  10. #eeeaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#522cc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #522cc4
  2. #5734bd
  3. #5b3db6
  4. #6045b0
  5. #644ea9
  6. #6956a2
  7. #6e5e9b
  8. #726794
  9. #776f8e
  10. #7b7887
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #50438d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #105877 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fc2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #364a9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-522cc4 {
  color: #522cc4;
}
Background
.bg-522cc4 {
  background-color: #522cc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-522cc4 {
  border: 2px solid #522cc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #522cc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 44 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 63% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-522cc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #522cc4, #9e2cc4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-522cc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 44 196 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.48 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.24 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.75 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.84 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.28 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.51 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.72 #add33b Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#522cc4  rgb(82, 44, 196)  hsl(255, 63%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#9ec42c  rgb(158, 196, 44)  hsl(75, 63%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#c4522c  rgb(196, 82, 44)  hsl(15, 63%, 47%)  Sinopia
#2cc452  rgb(44, 196, 82)  hsl(135, 63%, 47%)  Lime Green