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#5A3CD2

#5a3cd2 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5a3cd2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 23.53% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.14% cyan, 71.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 252°, with 62.5% saturation and 52.94% 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 6.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 4.57.

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Relative luminance0.1006

Complementary

  1. #5a3cd2
  2. #b4d23c

Split complementary

  1. #5a3cd2
  2. #d2a53c
  3. #69d23c

Analogous

  1. #3c69d2
  2. #5a3cd2
  3. #a53cd2

Triadic

  1. #5a3cd2
  2. #d25a3c
  3. #3cd25a

Tetradic

  1. #5a3cd2
  2. #d23cb4
  3. #b4d23c
  4. #3cd25a

Square

  1. #5a3cd2
  2. #d23c69
  3. #b4d23c
  4. #3cd2a5

Monochromatic

  1. #25165f
  2. #3c249d
  3. #5a3cd2
  4. #8f7ae0
  5. #c3b8ef

Shades

#5a3cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5a3cd2
  2. #5136bd
  3. #4830a8
  4. #3f2a93
  5. #36247e
  6. #2d1e69
  7. #241854
  8. #1b123f
  9. #120c2a
  10. #090615
  11. #000000

Tints

#5a3cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5a3cd2
  2. #6b50d7
  3. #7b63db
  4. #8c77e0
  5. #9c8ae4
  6. #ad9ee9
  7. #bdb1ed
  8. #cec5f2
  9. #ded8f6
  10. #efecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5a3cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5a3cd2
  2. #5e43ca
  3. #624ac2
  4. #6550b9
  5. #6957b1
  6. #6d5ea9
  7. #7165a1
  8. #756c99
  9. #787290
  10. #7c7988
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a4f99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ed6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #196583 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0052d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004cd0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d57a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5a3cd2 {
  color: #5a3cd2;
}
Background
.bg-5a3cd2 {
  background-color: #5a3cd2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5a3cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #5a3cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5a3cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 60 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 63% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5a3cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a3cd2, #a53cd2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5a3cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 60 210 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.57 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.85 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.39 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.97 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.15 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.46 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.54 #a5c32d Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#5a3cd2  rgb(90, 60, 210)  hsl(252, 63%, 53%)  Ocean Blue
#b4d23c  rgb(180, 210, 60)  hsl(72, 63%, 53%)  June Bud
#d25a3c  rgb(210, 90, 60)  hsl(12, 63%, 53%)  Cinnabar
#3cd25a  rgb(60, 210, 90)  hsl(132, 63%, 53%)  Malachite