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#5552AC

#5552ac ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5552ac is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 32.16% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.58% cyan, 52.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 242°, with 35.43% saturation and 49.8% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.16.

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Relative luminance0.1094

Complementary

  1. #5552ac
  2. #a9ac52

Split complementary

  1. #5552ac
  2. #ac8252
  3. #7cac52

Analogous

  1. #527cac
  2. #5552ac
  3. #8252ac

Triadic

  1. #5552ac
  2. #ac5552
  3. #52ac55

Tetradic

  1. #5552ac
  2. #ac52a9
  3. #a9ac52
  4. #52ac55

Square

  1. #5552ac
  2. #ac527c
  3. #a9ac52
  4. #52ac82

Monochromatic

  1. #222144
  2. #3b3978
  3. #5552ac
  4. #8885c5
  5. #bab9de

Shades

#5552ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5552ac
  2. #4d4a9b
  3. #44428a
  4. #3c3978
  5. #333167
  6. #2b2956
  7. #222145
  8. #1a1934
  9. #111022
  10. #090811
  11. #000000

Tints

#5552ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5552ac
  2. #6663b4
  3. #7775bd
  4. #8886c5
  5. #9997cd
  6. #aaa9d6
  7. #bbbade
  8. #cccbe6
  9. #dddcee
  10. #eeeef7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5552ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5552ac
  2. #5957a8
  3. #5e5ba3
  4. #62609f
  5. #66649a
  6. #6b6996
  7. #6f6e92
  8. #73728d
  9. #777789
  10. #7c7b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a5984 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2560af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c5aaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #346677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d5bae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b57ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #435e8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5552ac {
  color: #5552ac;
}
Background
.bg-5552ac {
  background-color: #5552ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5552ac {
  border: 2px solid #5552ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5552ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 82 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 35% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5552ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5552ac, #8252ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5552ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 82 172 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.16 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.45 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.39 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.30 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.76 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.93 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.54 #aaad53 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#5552ac  rgb(85, 82, 172)  hsl(242, 35%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#a9ac52  rgb(169, 172, 82)  hsl(62, 35%, 50%)  Dark Khaki
#ac5552  rgb(172, 85, 82)  hsl(2, 35%, 50%)  Redwood
#52ac55  rgb(82, 172, 85)  hsl(122, 35%, 50%)  Medium Sea Green