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#5233CB

#5233cb ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5233cb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 20% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.61% cyan, 74.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 252.24°, with 59.84% saturation and 49.8% 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 7.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 4.64.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0847

Complementary

  1. #5233cb
  2. #accb33

Split complementary

  1. #5233cb
  2. #cb9e33
  3. #60cb33

Analogous

  1. #3360cb
  2. #5233cb
  3. #9e33cb

Triadic

  1. #5233cb
  2. #cb5233
  3. #33cb52

Tetradic

  1. #5233cb
  2. #cb33ac
  3. #accb33
  4. #33cb52

Square

  1. #5233cb
  2. #cb3360
  3. #accb33
  4. #33cb9e

Monochromatic

  1. #211451
  2. #39248e
  3. #5233cb
  4. #8570db
  5. #b9adea

Shades

#5233cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5233cb
  2. #4a2eb7
  3. #4229a2
  4. #39248e
  5. #311f7a
  6. #291a66
  7. #211451
  8. #190f3d
  9. #100a29
  10. #080514
  11. #000000

Tints

#5233cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5233cb
  2. #6347d0
  3. #755cd5
  4. #8670db
  5. #9785e0
  6. #a999e5
  7. #baadea
  8. #cbc2ef
  9. #dcd6f5
  10. #eeebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5233cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5233cb
  2. #573bc4
  3. #5b42bc
  4. #604ab5
  5. #6452ad
  6. #695aa6
  7. #6e619e
  8. #726997
  9. #77718f
  10. #7b7888
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #524893 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004dc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0044c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3250a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5233cb {
  color: #5233cb;
}
Background
.bg-5233cb {
  background-color: #5233cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5233cb {
  border: 2px solid #5233cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5233cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 51 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 60% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5233cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5233cb, #9e33cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5233cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 51 203 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.64 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.70 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.51 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.60 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.03 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.33 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.48 #adcc34 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#5233cb  rgb(82, 51, 203)  hsl(252, 60%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#accb33  rgb(172, 203, 51)  hsl(72, 60%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#cb5233  rgb(203, 82, 51)  hsl(12, 60%, 50%)  Cinnabar
#33cb52  rgb(51, 203, 82)  hsl(132, 60%, 50%)  Lime Green