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#552CBC

#552cbc ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#552cbc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 17.25% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.79% cyan, 76.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 257.08°, with 62.07% saturation and 45.49% 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 8.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.43.

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Relative luminance0.0736

Complementary

  1. #552cbc
  2. #93bc2c

Split complementary

  1. #552cbc
  2. #bc9d2c
  3. #4bbc2c

Analogous

  1. #2c4bbc
  2. #552cbc
  3. #9d2cbc

Triadic

  1. #552cbc
  2. #bc552c
  3. #2cbc55

Tetradic

  1. #552cbc
  2. #bc2c93
  3. #93bc2c
  4. #2cbc55

Square

  1. #552cbc
  2. #bc2c4b
  3. #93bc2c
  4. #2cbc9d

Monochromatic

  1. #1d0f40
  2. #391d7e
  3. #552cbc
  4. #7f5cd9
  5. #b09ae7

Shades

#552cbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #552cbc
  2. #4d28a9
  3. #442396
  4. #3c1f84
  5. #331a71
  6. #2b165e
  7. #22124b
  8. #1a0d38
  9. #110926
  10. #090413
  11. #000000

Tints

#552cbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #552cbc
  2. #6641c3
  3. #7756c9
  4. #886bd0
  5. #9980d7
  6. #aa96de
  7. #bbabe4
  8. #ccc0eb
  9. #ddd5f2
  10. #eeeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#552cbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #552cbc
  2. #5934b6
  3. #5e3db0
  4. #6245aa
  5. #664ea4
  6. #6b569e
  7. #6f5e98
  8. #736792
  9. #776f8c
  10. #7c7886
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #504288 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #295573 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #023fba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f4896 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-552cbc {
  color: #552cbc;
}
Background
.bg-552cbc {
  background-color: #552cbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-552cbc {
  border: 2px solid #552cbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #552cbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 44 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 62% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-552cbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #552cbc, #9d2cbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-552cbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 44 188 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.43 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.68 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.72 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.21 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.22 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.72 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.84 #aad343 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#552cbc  rgb(85, 44, 188)  hsl(257, 62%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#93bc2c  rgb(147, 188, 44)  hsl(77, 62%, 45%)  Apple Green
#bc552c  rgb(188, 85, 44)  hsl(17, 62%, 45%)  Sinopia
#2cbc55  rgb(44, 188, 85)  hsl(137, 62%, 45%)  Emerald