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#552DC8

#552dc8 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#552dc8 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 17.65% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.5% cyan, 77.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 255.48°, with 63.27% saturation and 48.04% 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 8.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.5.

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Relative luminance0.0798

Complementary

  1. #552dc8
  2. #a0c82d

Split complementary

  1. #552dc8
  2. #c8a22d
  3. #53c82d

Analogous

  1. #2d53c8
  2. #552dc8
  3. #a22dc8

Triadic

  1. #552dc8
  2. #c8552d
  3. #2dc855

Tetradic

  1. #552dc8
  2. #c82da0
  3. #a0c82d
  4. #2dc855

Square

  1. #552dc8
  2. #c82d53
  3. #a0c82d
  4. #2dc8a2

Monochromatic

  1. #20114b
  2. #3a1f8a
  3. #552dc8
  4. #8465dc
  5. #b6a4ea

Shades

#552dc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #552dc8
  2. #4d29b4
  3. #4424a0
  4. #3c208c
  5. #331b78
  6. #2b1764
  7. #221250
  8. #1a0e3c
  9. #110928
  10. #090514
  11. #000000

Tints

#552dc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #552dc8
  2. #6642ce
  3. #7757d3
  4. #886cd9
  5. #9981de
  6. #aa96e4
  7. #bbabe9
  8. #ccc0ef
  9. #ddd5f4
  10. #eeeafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#552dc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #552dc8
  2. #5935c1
  3. #5e3eba
  4. #6246b2
  5. #664eab
  6. #6b57a4
  7. #6f5f9d
  8. #736796
  9. #776f8e
  10. #7c7887
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #524490 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004bc5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #175a7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #394c9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-552dc8 {
  color: #552dc8;
}
Background
.bg-552dc8 {
  background-color: #552dc8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-552dc8 {
  border: 2px solid #552dc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #552dc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 45 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 63% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-552dc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #552dc8, #a22dc8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-552dc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 45 200 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.50 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.73 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.42 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.16 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.18 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.35 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.84 #aad237 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#552dc8  rgb(85, 45, 200)  hsl(255, 63%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#a0c82d  rgb(160, 200, 45)  hsl(75, 63%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#c8552d  rgb(200, 85, 45)  hsl(15, 63%, 48%)  Sinopia
#2dc855  rgb(45, 200, 85)  hsl(135, 63%, 48%)  Lime Green