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#5437CB

#5437cb ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5437cb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.94% red, 21.57% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.62% cyan, 72.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 251.76°, with 58.73% saturation and 50.59% 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 7.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 4.11.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0893

Complementary

  1. #5437cb
  2. #aecb37

Split complementary

  1. #5437cb
  2. #cb9e37
  3. #64cb37

Analogous

  1. #3764cb
  2. #5437cb
  3. #9e37cb

Triadic

  1. #5437cb
  2. #cb5437
  3. #37cb54

Tetradic

  1. #5437cb
  2. #cb37ae
  3. #aecb37
  4. #37cb54

Square

  1. #5437cb
  2. #cb3764
  3. #aecb37
  4. #37cb9e

Monochromatic

  1. #221653
  2. #3a2590
  3. #5437cb
  4. #8874db
  5. #bcb0eb

Shades

#5437cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5437cb
  2. #4c32b7
  3. #432ca2
  4. #3b278e
  5. #32217a
  6. #2a1c66
  7. #221651
  8. #19113d
  9. #110b29
  10. #080614
  11. #000000

Tints

#5437cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5437cb
  2. #654bd0
  3. #765fd5
  4. #8773db
  5. #9887e0
  6. #aa9be5
  7. #bbafea
  8. #ccc3ef
  9. #ddd7f5
  10. #eeebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5437cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5437cb
  2. #583ec4
  3. #5d46bc
  4. #614db5
  5. #6654ad
  6. #6a5ca6
  7. #6e639e
  8. #736a97
  9. #77718f
  10. #7c7988
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #544a93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004fc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #05607e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004dce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0047c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3652a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5437cb {
  color: #5437cb;
}
Background
.bg-5437cb {
  background-color: #5437cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5437cb {
  border: 2px solid #5437cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5437cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 55 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 59% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5437cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5437cb, #9e37cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5437cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 55 203 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.11 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.01 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.16 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.58 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.02 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.10 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.62 #abc834 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#5437cb  rgb(84, 55, 203)  hsl(252, 59%, 51%)  Ocean Blue
#aecb37  rgb(174, 203, 55)  hsl(72, 59%, 51%)  Yellow Green
#cb5437  rgb(203, 84, 55)  hsl(12, 59%, 51%)  Cinnabar
#37cb54  rgb(55, 203, 84)  hsl(132, 59%, 51%)  Lime Green