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#5F38CB

#5f38cb ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5f38cb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.25% red, 21.96% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.2% cyan, 72.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 255.92°, with 58.57% saturation and 50.78% 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 7.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 4.65.

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Relative luminance0.0957

Complementary

  1. #5f38cb
  2. #a4cb38

Split complementary

  1. #5f38cb
  2. #cba838
  3. #5acb38

Analogous

  1. #385acb
  2. #5f38cb
  3. #a838cb

Triadic

  1. #5f38cb
  2. #cb5f38
  3. #38cb5f

Tetradic

  1. #5f38cb
  2. #cb38a4
  3. #a4cb38
  4. #38cb5f

Square

  1. #5f38cb
  2. #cb385a
  3. #a4cb38
  4. #38cba8

Monochromatic

  1. #261654
  2. #422691
  3. #5f38cb
  4. #9075db
  5. #c1b1eb

Shades

#5f38cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5f38cb
  2. #5632b7
  3. #4c2da2
  4. #43278e
  5. #39227a
  6. #301c66
  7. #261651
  8. #1d113d
  9. #130b29
  10. #0a0614
  11. #000000

Tints

#5f38cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5f38cb
  2. #6f4cd0
  3. #7f60d5
  4. #8f74db
  5. #9f88e0
  6. #af9ce5
  7. #bfafea
  8. #cfc3ef
  9. #dfd7f5
  10. #efebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5f38cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5f38cb
  2. #623fc4
  3. #6646bc
  4. #694eb5
  5. #6c55ad
  6. #705ca6
  7. #73639e
  8. #766a97
  9. #79728f
  10. #7d7988
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a4d94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #34607e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #164fce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #194ac9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4952a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5f38cb {
  color: #5f38cb;
}
Background
.bg-5f38cb {
  background-color: #5f38cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5f38cb {
  border: 2px solid #5f38cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5f38cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 95 56 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 59% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5f38cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5f38cb, #a838cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5f38cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(95 56 203 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.65 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.95 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.15 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.57 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.09 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.10 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.56 #a0c734 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#5f38cb  rgb(95, 56, 203)  hsl(256, 59%, 51%)  Ocean Blue
#a4cb38  rgb(164, 203, 56)  hsl(76, 59%, 51%)  Yellow Green
#cb5f38  rgb(203, 95, 56)  hsl(16, 59%, 51%)  Flame
#38cb5f  rgb(56, 203, 95)  hsl(136, 59%, 51%)  Emerald