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#552EBA

#552eba ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#552eba 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 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.3% cyan, 75.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 256.71°, with 60.34% 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 8.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.05.

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Relative luminance0.0743

Complementary

  1. #552eba
  2. #93ba2e

Split complementary

  1. #552eba
  2. #ba9b2e
  3. #4dba2e

Analogous

  1. #2e4dba
  2. #552eba
  3. #9b2eba

Triadic

  1. #552eba
  2. #ba552e
  3. #2eba55

Tetradic

  1. #552eba
  2. #ba2e93
  3. #93ba2e
  4. #2eba55

Square

  1. #552eba
  2. #ba2e4d
  3. #93ba2e
  4. #2eba9b

Monochromatic

  1. #1d103f
  2. #391f7d
  3. #552eba
  4. #7f5dd7
  5. #b09be6

Shades

#552eba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #552eba
  2. #4d29a7
  3. #442595
  4. #3c2082
  5. #331c70
  6. #2b175d
  7. #22124a
  8. #1a0e38
  9. #110925
  10. #090513
  11. #000000

Tints

#552eba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #552eba
  2. #6643c1
  3. #7758c8
  4. #886dcf
  5. #9982d6
  6. #aa97dd
  7. #bbabe3
  8. #ccc0ea
  9. #ddd5f1
  10. #eeeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#552eba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #552eba
  2. #5936b4
  3. #5e3eae
  4. #6247a9
  5. #664fa3
  6. #6b579d
  7. #6f5f97
  8. #736791
  9. #77708c
  10. #7c7886
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #504387 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2b5572 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0545bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0b40b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #404894 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-552eba {
  color: #552eba;
}
Background
.bg-552eba {
  background-color: #552eba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-552eba {
  border: 2px solid #552eba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #552eba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 46 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 60% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-552eba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #552eba, #9b2eba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-552eba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 46 186 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.05 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.43 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.46 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.05 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.51 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.06 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.15 #aad145 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#552eba  rgb(85, 46, 186)  hsl(257, 60%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#93ba2e  rgb(147, 186, 46)  hsl(77, 60%, 45%)  Apple Green
#ba552e  rgb(186, 85, 46)  hsl(17, 60%, 45%)  Sinopia
#2eba55  rgb(46, 186, 85)  hsl(137, 60%, 45%)  Emerald