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#523EA0

#523ea0 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#523ea0 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 24.31% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.75% cyan, 61.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 252.24°, with 44.14% saturation and 43.53% 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 8.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.51.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0778

Complementary

  1. #523ea0
  2. #8ca03e

Split complementary

  1. #523ea0
  2. #a0833e
  3. #5ba03e

Analogous

  1. #3e5ba0
  2. #523ea0
  3. #833ea0

Triadic

  1. #523ea0
  2. #a0523e
  3. #3ea052

Tetradic

  1. #523ea0
  2. #a03e8c
  3. #8ca03e
  4. #3ea052

Square

  1. #523ea0
  2. #a03e5b
  3. #8ca03e
  4. #3ea083

Monochromatic

  1. #191332
  2. #362969
  3. #523ea0
  4. #7a67c4
  5. #aa9ed9

Shades

#523ea0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #523ea0
  2. #4a3890
  3. #423280
  4. #392b70
  5. #312560
  6. #291f50
  7. #211940
  8. #191330
  9. #100c20
  10. #080610
  11. #000000

Tints

#523ea0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #523ea0
  2. #6351aa
  3. #7565b3
  4. #8678bd
  5. #978bc6
  6. #a99fd0
  7. #bab2d9
  8. #cbc5e3
  9. #dcd8ec
  10. #eeecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#523ea0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #523ea0
  2. #57459d
  3. #5b4b9a
  4. #605296
  5. #645893
  6. #695f90
  7. #6e668d
  8. #726c8a
  9. #777386
  10. #7b7983
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #504978 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004c9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #385569 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f4aa2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #30479f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #444d82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-523ea0 {
  color: #523ea0;
}
Background
.bg-523ea0 {
  background-color: #523ea0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-523ea0 {
  border: 2px solid #523ea0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #523ea0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 62 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 44% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-523ea0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #523ea0, #833ea0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-523ea0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 62 160 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.51 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 3.86 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.49 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.56 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.33 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.85 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.35 #adc15f Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#523ea0  rgb(82, 62, 160)  hsl(252, 44%, 44%)  Ocean Blue
#8ca03e  rgb(140, 160, 62)  hsl(72, 44%, 44%)  Moss Green
#a0523e  rgb(160, 82, 62)  hsl(12, 44%, 44%)  Chestnut
#3ea052  rgb(62, 160, 82)  hsl(132, 44%, 44%)  Shamrock Green