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#552EBC

#552ebc ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#552ebc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.79% cyan, 75.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 256.48°, with 60.68% saturation and 45.88% 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 8.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0752

Complementary

  1. #552ebc
  2. #95bc2e

Split complementary

  1. #552ebc
  2. #bc9c2e
  3. #4ebc2e

Analogous

  1. #2e4ebc
  2. #552ebc
  3. #9c2ebc

Triadic

  1. #552ebc
  2. #bc552e
  3. #2ebc55

Tetradic

  1. #552ebc
  2. #bc2e95
  3. #95bc2e
  4. #2ebc55

Square

  1. #552ebc
  2. #bc2e4e
  3. #95bc2e
  4. #2ebc9c

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1041
  2. #391f7f
  3. #552ebc
  4. #805fd8
  5. #b19ce7

Shades

#552ebc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #552ebc
  2. #4d29a9
  3. #442596
  4. #3c2084
  5. #331c71
  6. #2b175e
  7. #22124b
  8. #1a0e38
  9. #110926
  10. #090513
  11. #000000

Tints

#552ebc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #552ebc
  2. #6643c3
  3. #7758c9
  4. #886dd0
  5. #9982d7
  6. #aa97de
  7. #bbabe4
  8. #ccc0eb
  9. #ddd5f2
  10. #eeeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#552ebc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #552ebc
  2. #5936b6
  3. #5e3eb0
  4. #6247aa
  5. #664fa4
  6. #6b579e
  7. #6f5f98
  8. #736792
  9. #77708c
  10. #7c7886
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #514388 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ab9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #295673 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0640ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f4996 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-552ebc {
  color: #552ebc;
}
Background
.bg-552ebc {
  background-color: #552ebc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-552ebc {
  border: 2px solid #552ebc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #552ebc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 46 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-552ebc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #552ebc, #9c2ebc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-552ebc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 46 188 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.05 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.64 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.65 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.02 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.25 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.83 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.11 #aad143 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#552ebc  rgb(85, 46, 188)  hsl(256, 61%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#95bc2e  rgb(149, 188, 46)  hsl(76, 61%, 46%)  Apple Green
#bc552e  rgb(188, 85, 46)  hsl(16, 61%, 46%)  Sinopia
#2ebc55  rgb(46, 188, 85)  hsl(136, 61%, 46%)  Emerald