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#522DAD

#522dad ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#522dad is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 17.65% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.6% cyan, 73.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 257.34°, with 58.72% saturation and 42.75% 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 8.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.45.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0669

Complementary

  1. #522dad
  2. #88ad2d

Split complementary

  1. #522dad
  2. #ad922d
  3. #48ad2d

Analogous

  1. #2d48ad
  2. #522dad
  3. #922dad

Triadic

  1. #522dad
  2. #ad522d
  3. #2dad52

Tetradic

  1. #522dad
  2. #ad2d88
  3. #88ad2d
  4. #2dad52

Square

  1. #522dad
  2. #ad2d48
  3. #88ad2d
  4. #2dad92

Monochromatic

  1. #180d34
  2. #351d70
  3. #522dad
  4. #7954d3
  5. #a891e2

Shades

#522dad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #522dad
  2. #4a299c
  3. #42248a
  4. #392079
  5. #311b68
  6. #291757
  7. #211245
  8. #190e34
  9. #100923
  10. #080511
  11. #000000

Tints

#522dad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #522dad
  2. #6342b5
  3. #7557bd
  4. #866cc6
  5. #9781ce
  6. #a996d6
  7. #baabde
  8. #cbc0e6
  9. #dcd5ef
  10. #eeeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#522dad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #522dad
  2. #5735a9
  3. #5b3ea4
  4. #6046a0
  5. #644e9b
  6. #695797
  7. #6e5f92
  8. #72678e
  9. #776f89
  10. #7b7885
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d407e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #30506a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1341af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #173dac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #40448a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-522dad {
  color: #522dad;
}
Background
.bg-522dad {
  background-color: #522dad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-522dad {
  border: 2px solid #522dad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #522dad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 45 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 59% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-522dad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #522dad, #922dad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-522dad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 45 173 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.45 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.48 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.72 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.21 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.51 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.99 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.28 #add252 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#522dad  rgb(82, 45, 173)  hsl(257, 59%, 43%)  Ocean Blue
#88ad2d  rgb(136, 173, 45)  hsl(77, 59%, 43%)  Apple Green
#ad522d  rgb(173, 82, 45)  hsl(17, 59%, 43%)  Sienna
#2dad52  rgb(45, 173, 82)  hsl(137, 59%, 43%)  Medium Sea Green