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#552EB3

#552eb3 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#552eb3 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 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.51% cyan, 74.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 257.59°, with 59.11% saturation and 44.12% 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 8.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.13.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0714

Complementary

  1. #552eb3
  2. #8cb32e

Split complementary

  1. #552eb3
  2. #b3972e
  3. #4ab32e

Analogous

  1. #2e4ab3
  2. #552eb3
  3. #972eb3

Triadic

  1. #552eb3
  2. #b3552e
  3. #2eb355

Tetradic

  1. #552eb3
  2. #b32e8c
  3. #8cb32e
  4. #2eb355

Square

  1. #552eb3
  2. #b32e4a
  3. #8cb32e
  4. #2eb397

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0f39
  2. #381e76
  3. #552eb3
  4. #7d59d4
  5. #ad96e4

Shades

#552eb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #552eb3
  2. #4d29a1
  3. #44258f
  4. #3c207d
  5. #331c6b
  6. #2b175a
  7. #221248
  8. #1a0e36
  9. #110924
  10. #090512
  11. #000000

Tints

#552eb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #552eb3
  2. #6643bb
  3. #7758c2
  4. #886dca
  5. #9982d1
  6. #aa97d9
  7. #bbabe1
  8. #ccc0e8
  9. #ddd5f0
  10. #eeeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#552eb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #552eb3
  2. #5936ae
  3. #5e3ea9
  4. #6247a4
  5. #664f9f
  6. #6b579a
  7. #6f5f94
  8. #73678f
  9. #77708a
  10. #7c7885
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f4282 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004eb7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #32526e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1343b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #173fb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #42468f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-552eb3 {
  color: #552eb3;
}
Background
.bg-552eb3 {
  background-color: #552eb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-552eb3 {
  border: 2px solid #552eb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #552eb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 46 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 59% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-552eb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #552eb3, #972eb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-552eb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 46 179 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.13 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.69 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.81 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.24 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.06 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.39 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.41 #aad14c Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#552eb3  rgb(85, 46, 179)  hsl(258, 59%, 44%)  Ocean Blue
#8cb32e  rgb(140, 179, 46)  hsl(78, 59%, 44%)  Apple Green
#b3552e  rgb(179, 85, 46)  hsl(18, 59%, 44%)  Sienna
#2eb355  rgb(46, 179, 85)  hsl(138, 59%, 44%)  Medium Sea Green