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#5735B8

#5735b8 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5735b8 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.12% red, 20.78% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.72% cyan, 71.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 255.57°, with 55.27% saturation and 46.47% 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 8.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.72.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0803

Complementary

  1. #5735b8
  2. #96b835

Split complementary

  1. #5735b8
  2. #b89835
  3. #55b835

Analogous

  1. #3555b8
  2. #5735b8
  3. #9835b8

Triadic

  1. #5735b8
  2. #b85735
  3. #35b857

Tetradic

  1. #5735b8
  2. #b83596
  3. #96b835
  4. #35b857

Square

  1. #5735b8
  2. #b83555
  3. #96b835
  4. #35b898

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1341
  2. #3b247d
  3. #5735b8
  4. #8366d3
  5. #b3a2e4

Shades

#5735b8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5735b8
  2. #4e30a6
  3. #462a93
  4. #3d2581
  5. #34206e
  6. #2c1b5c
  7. #23154a
  8. #1a1037
  9. #110b25
  10. #090512
  11. #000000

Tints

#5735b8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5735b8
  2. #6849bf
  3. #795dc6
  4. #8972cd
  5. #9a86d4
  6. #ab9adc
  7. #bcaee3
  8. #cdc2ea
  9. #ddd7f1
  10. #eeebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5735b8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5735b8
  2. #5b3db2
  3. #5f44ad
  4. #634ca7
  5. #6753a2
  6. #6c5b9c
  7. #706296
  8. #746a91
  9. #78718b
  10. #7c7986
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #534786 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004db5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #315773 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1a49ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d44b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #434c94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5735b8 {
  color: #5735b8;
}
Background
.bg-5735b8 {
  background-color: #5735b8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5735b8 {
  border: 2px solid #5735b8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5735b8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 87 53 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 55% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5735b8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5735b8, #9835b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5735b8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(87 53 184 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.72 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.99 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.07 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.85 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.58 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.99 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.04 #a8ca47 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#5735b8  rgb(87, 53, 184)  hsl(256, 55%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#96b835  rgb(150, 184, 53)  hsl(76, 55%, 46%)  Apple Green
#b85735  rgb(184, 87, 53)  hsl(16, 55%, 46%)  Sienna
#35b857  rgb(53, 184, 87)  hsl(136, 55%, 46%)  Medium Sea Green