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#552EB2

#552eb2 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#552eb2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 18.04% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.25% cyan, 74.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 257.73°, with 58.93% saturation and 43.92% 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 8.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.16.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.071

Complementary

  1. #552eb2
  2. #8bb22e

Split complementary

  1. #552eb2
  2. #b2972e
  3. #49b22e

Analogous

  1. #2e49b2
  2. #552eb2
  3. #972eb2

Triadic

  1. #552eb2
  2. #b2552e
  3. #2eb255

Tetradic

  1. #552eb2
  2. #b22e8b
  3. #8bb22e
  4. #2eb255

Square

  1. #552eb2
  2. #b22e49
  3. #8bb22e
  4. #2eb297

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0f38
  2. #381e75
  3. #552eb2
  4. #7d59d4
  5. #ac95e4

Shades

#552eb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #552eb2
  2. #4d29a0
  3. #44258e
  4. #3c207d
  5. #331c6b
  6. #2b1759
  7. #221247
  8. #1a0e35
  9. #110924
  10. #090512
  11. #000000

Tints

#552eb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #552eb2
  2. #6643ba
  3. #7758c1
  4. #886dc9
  5. #9982d1
  6. #aa97d9
  7. #bbabe0
  8. #ccc0e8
  9. #ddd5f0
  10. #eeeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#552eb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #552eb2
  2. #5936ad
  3. #5e3ea8
  4. #6247a3
  5. #664f9e
  6. #6b5799
  7. #6f5f94
  8. #73678f
  9. #77708a
  10. #7c7885
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f4181 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004eb6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #32526e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1443b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #193fb1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #43468e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-552eb2 {
  color: #552eb2;
}
Background
.bg-552eb2 {
  background-color: #552eb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-552eb2 {
  border: 2px solid #552eb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #552eb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 46 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 59% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-552eb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #552eb2, #972eb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-552eb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 46 178 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.16 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.59 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.71 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.28 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.97 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.40 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.43 #aad14d Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#552eb2  rgb(85, 46, 178)  hsl(258, 59%, 44%)  Ocean Blue
#8bb22e  rgb(139, 178, 46)  hsl(78, 59%, 44%)  Apple Green
#b2552e  rgb(178, 85, 46)  hsl(18, 59%, 44%)  Sienna
#2eb255  rgb(46, 178, 85)  hsl(138, 59%, 44%)  Medium Sea Green