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#5E35CA

#5e35ca ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5e35ca is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.86% red, 20.78% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.47% cyan, 73.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 256.51°, with 58.43% saturation and 50% 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 7.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 4.86.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0919

Complementary

  1. #5e35ca
  2. #a1ca35

Split complementary

  1. #5e35ca
  2. #caa835
  3. #57ca35

Analogous

  1. #3557ca
  2. #5e35ca
  3. #a835ca

Triadic

  1. #5e35ca
  2. #ca5e35
  3. #35ca5e

Tetradic

  1. #5e35ca
  2. #ca35a1
  3. #a1ca35
  4. #35ca5e

Square

  1. #5e35ca
  2. #ca3557
  3. #a1ca35
  4. #35caa8

Monochromatic

  1. #261551
  2. #42258d
  3. #5e35ca
  4. #8e72da
  5. #bfaeea

Shades

#5e35ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5e35ca
  2. #5530b6
  3. #4b2aa2
  4. #42258d
  5. #382079
  6. #2f1b65
  7. #261551
  8. #1c103d
  9. #130b28
  10. #090514
  11. #000000

Tints

#5e35ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5e35ca
  2. #6e49cf
  3. #7e5dd5
  4. #8e72da
  5. #9e86df
  6. #af9ae5
  7. #bfaeea
  8. #cfc2ef
  9. #dfd7f4
  10. #efebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5e35ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5e35ca
  2. #613dc3
  3. #6544bb
  4. #684cb4
  5. #6c53ac
  6. #6f5ba5
  7. #72629e
  8. #766a96
  9. #79718f
  10. #7d7987
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #594a93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #325e7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0f4dcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1448c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4850a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5e35ca {
  color: #5e35ca;
}
Background
.bg-5e35ca {
  background-color: #5e35ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5e35ca {
  border: 2px solid #5e35ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5e35ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 94 53 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 58% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5e35ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5e35ca, #a835ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5e35ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(94 53 202 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.86 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.96 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.59 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.00 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.23 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.24 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.28 #a1ca35 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#5e35ca  rgb(94, 53, 202)  hsl(257, 58%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#a1ca35  rgb(161, 202, 53)  hsl(77, 58%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#ca5e35  rgb(202, 94, 53)  hsl(17, 58%, 50%)  Flame
#35ca5e  rgb(53, 202, 94)  hsl(137, 58%, 50%)  Emerald