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#552CC7

#552cc7 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#552cc7 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 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.29% cyan, 77.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 255.87°, with 63.79% saturation and 47.65% 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 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.62.

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Relative luminance0.0786

Complementary

  1. #552cc7
  2. #9ec72c

Split complementary

  1. #552cc7
  2. #c7a32c
  3. #51c72c

Analogous

  1. #2c51c7
  2. #552cc7
  3. #a32cc7

Triadic

  1. #552cc7
  2. #c7552c
  3. #2cc755

Tetradic

  1. #552cc7
  2. #c72c9e
  3. #9ec72c
  4. #2cc755

Square

  1. #552cc7
  2. #c72c51
  3. #9ec72c
  4. #2cc7a3

Monochromatic

  1. #1f104a
  2. #3a1e88
  3. #552cc7
  4. #8363dd
  5. #b5a2ea

Shades

#552cc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #552cc7
  2. #4d28b3
  3. #44239f
  4. #3c1f8b
  5. #331a77
  6. #2b1664
  7. #221250
  8. #1a0d3c
  9. #110928
  10. #090414
  11. #000000

Tints

#552cc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #552cc7
  2. #6641cd
  3. #7756d2
  4. #886bd8
  5. #9980dd
  6. #aa96e3
  7. #bbabe9
  8. #ccc0ee
  9. #ddd5f4
  10. #eeeaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#552cc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #552cc7
  2. #5934c0
  3. #5e3db9
  4. #6245b2
  5. #664eab
  6. #6b56a4
  7. #6f5e9c
  8. #736795
  9. #776f8e
  10. #7c7887
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #52448f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004bc4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #195979 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a4b9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-552cc7 {
  color: #552cc7;
}
Background
.bg-552cc7 {
  background-color: #552cc7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-552cc7 {
  border: 2px solid #552cc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #552cc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 44 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-552cc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #552cc7, #a32cc7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-552cc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 44 199 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.62 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.83 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.47 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.17 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.23 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.44 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.77 #aad338 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#552cc7  rgb(85, 44, 199)  hsl(256, 64%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#9ec72c  rgb(158, 199, 44)  hsl(76, 64%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#c7552c  rgb(199, 85, 44)  hsl(16, 64%, 48%)  Sinopia
#2cc755  rgb(44, 199, 85)  hsl(136, 64%, 48%)  Lime Green