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#523FA2

#523fa2 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#523fa2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 24.71% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.38% cyan, 61.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 251.52°, with 44% saturation and 44.12% 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 8.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0796

Complementary

  1. #523fa2
  2. #8fa23f

Split complementary

  1. #523fa2
  2. #a2843f
  3. #5da23f

Analogous

  1. #3f5da2
  2. #523fa2
  3. #843fa2

Triadic

  1. #523fa2
  2. #a2523f
  3. #3fa252

Tetradic

  1. #523fa2
  2. #a23f8f
  3. #8fa23f
  4. #3fa252

Square

  1. #523fa2
  2. #a23f5d
  3. #8fa23f
  4. #3fa284

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1434
  2. #362a6b
  3. #523fa2
  4. #7b69c5
  5. #aba0da

Shades

#523fa2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #523fa2
  2. #4a3992
  3. #423282
  4. #392c71
  5. #312661
  6. #292051
  7. #211941
  8. #191331
  9. #100d20
  10. #080610
  11. #000000

Tints

#523fa2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #523fa2
  2. #6352ab
  3. #7565b5
  4. #8679be
  5. #978cc7
  6. #a99fd1
  7. #bab2da
  8. #cbc5e3
  9. #dcd9ec
  10. #eeecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#523fa2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #523fa2
  2. #57469f
  3. #5b4c9b
  4. #605398
  5. #645994
  6. #696091
  7. #6e668e
  8. #726d8a
  9. #777387
  10. #7b7a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #514a79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004da0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #36566a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f4ba4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f48a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #434e84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-523fa2 {
  color: #523fa2;
}
Background
.bg-523fa2 {
  background-color: #523fa2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-523fa2 {
  border: 2px solid #523fa2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #523fa2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 63 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 44% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-523fa2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #523fa2, #843fa2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-523fa2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 63 162 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.13 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.10 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.77 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.79 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.15 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.82 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.95 #adc05d Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#523fa2  rgb(82, 63, 162)  hsl(252, 44%, 44%)  Ocean Blue
#8fa23f  rgb(143, 162, 63)  hsl(72, 44%, 44%)  Moss Green
#a2523f  rgb(162, 82, 63)  hsl(12, 44%, 44%)  Chestnut
#3fa252  rgb(63, 162, 82)  hsl(132, 44%, 44%)  Shamrock Green