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#552EB5

#552eb5 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#552eb5 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 18.04% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.04% cyan, 74.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 257.33°, with 59.47% saturation and 44.51% 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 8.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.09.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0722

Complementary

  1. #552eb5
  2. #8eb52e

Split complementary

  1. #552eb5
  2. #b5982e
  3. #4bb52e

Analogous

  1. #2e4bb5
  2. #552eb5
  3. #982eb5

Triadic

  1. #552eb5
  2. #b5552e
  3. #2eb555

Tetradic

  1. #552eb5
  2. #b52e8e
  3. #8eb52e
  4. #2eb555

Square

  1. #552eb5
  2. #b52e4b
  3. #8eb52e
  4. #2eb598

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0f3b
  2. #381e78
  3. #552eb5
  4. #7e5ad5
  5. #ae97e5

Shades

#552eb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #552eb5
  2. #4d29a3
  3. #442591
  4. #3c207f
  5. #331c6d
  6. #2b175b
  7. #221248
  8. #1a0e36
  9. #110924
  10. #090512
  11. #000000

Tints

#552eb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #552eb5
  2. #6643bc
  3. #7758c4
  4. #886dcb
  5. #9982d3
  6. #aa97da
  7. #bbabe1
  8. #ccc0e9
  9. #ddd5f0
  10. #eeeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#552eb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #552eb5
  2. #5936b0
  3. #5e3eaa
  4. #6247a5
  5. #664fa0
  6. #6b579b
  7. #6f5f95
  8. #736790
  9. #77708b
  10. #7c7885
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #504283 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fb9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #30536f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1044b7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #153fb3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #424790 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-552eb5 {
  color: #552eb5;
}
Background
.bg-552eb5 {
  background-color: #552eb5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-552eb5 {
  border: 2px solid #552eb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #552eb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 46 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 59% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-552eb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #552eb5, #982eb5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-552eb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 46 181 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.09 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.90 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.99 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.17 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.17 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.26 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.30 #aad14a Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#552eb5  rgb(85, 46, 181)  hsl(257, 59%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#8eb52e  rgb(142, 181, 46)  hsl(77, 59%, 45%)  Apple Green
#b5552e  rgb(181, 85, 46)  hsl(17, 59%, 45%)  Sienna
#2eb555  rgb(46, 181, 85)  hsl(137, 59%, 45%)  Medium Sea Green