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#5237BE

#5237be ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5237be is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 21.57% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.84% cyan, 71.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 252°, with 55.1% saturation and 48.04% 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 7.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.18.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0824

Complementary

  1. #5237be
  2. #a3be37

Split complementary

  1. #5237be
  2. #be9637
  3. #60be37

Analogous

  1. #3760be
  2. #5237be
  3. #9637be

Triadic

  1. #5237be
  2. #be5237
  3. #37be52

Tetradic

  1. #5237be
  2. #be37a3
  3. #a3be37
  4. #37be52

Square

  1. #5237be
  2. #be3760
  3. #a3be37
  4. #37be96

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1547
  2. #382683
  3. #5237be
  4. #826dd5
  5. #b4a8e6

Shades

#5237be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5237be
  2. #4a32ab
  3. #422c98
  4. #392785
  5. #312172
  6. #291c5f
  7. #21164c
  8. #191139
  9. #100b26
  10. #080613
  11. #000000

Tints

#5237be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5237be
  2. #634bc5
  3. #755fcb
  4. #8673d2
  5. #9787d8
  6. #a99bdf
  7. #baafe5
  8. #cbc3ec
  9. #dcd7f2
  10. #eeebf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5237be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5237be
  2. #573eb8
  3. #5b46b2
  4. #604dab
  5. #6454a5
  6. #695c9f
  7. #6e6399
  8. #726a93
  9. #77718c
  10. #7b7986
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #51488a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004dbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1b5b77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #084bc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0545bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #394f98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5237be {
  color: #5237be;
}
Background
.bg-5237be {
  background-color: #5237be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5237be {
  border: 2px solid #5237be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5237be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 55 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 55% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5237be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5237be, #9637be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5237be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 55 190 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.18 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.96 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.81 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.17 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.28 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.49 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.01 #adc841 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#5237be  rgb(82, 55, 190)  hsl(252, 55%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#a3be37  rgb(163, 190, 55)  hsl(72, 55%, 48%)  Apple Green
#be5237  rgb(190, 82, 55)  hsl(12, 55%, 48%)  Sinopia
#37be52  rgb(55, 190, 82)  hsl(132, 55%, 48%)  Mantis