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#552EB7

#552eb7 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#552eb7 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 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.55% cyan, 74.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 257.08°, with 59.83% saturation and 44.9% 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 8.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.06.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.073

Complementary

  1. #552eb7
  2. #90b72e

Split complementary

  1. #552eb7
  2. #b7992e
  3. #4bb72e

Analogous

  1. #2e4bb7
  2. #552eb7
  3. #992eb7

Triadic

  1. #552eb7
  2. #b7552e
  3. #2eb755

Tetradic

  1. #552eb7
  2. #b72e90
  3. #90b72e
  4. #2eb755

Square

  1. #552eb7
  2. #b72e4b
  3. #90b72e
  4. #2eb799

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0f3d
  2. #391f7a
  3. #552eb7
  4. #7e5cd6
  5. #af99e5

Shades

#552eb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #552eb7
  2. #4d29a5
  3. #442592
  4. #3c2080
  5. #331c6e
  6. #2b175c
  7. #221249
  8. #1a0e37
  9. #110925
  10. #090512
  11. #000000

Tints

#552eb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #552eb7
  2. #6643be
  3. #7758c5
  4. #886dcd
  5. #9982d4
  6. #aa97db
  7. #bbabe2
  8. #ccc0e9
  9. #ddd5f1
  10. #eeeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#552eb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #552eb7
  2. #5936b2
  3. #5e3eac
  4. #6247a7
  5. #664fa1
  6. #6b579c
  7. #6f5f96
  8. #736791
  9. #77708b
  10. #7c7886
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #504285 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e5470 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0c44b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1140b5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #414792 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-552eb7 {
  color: #552eb7;
}
Background
.bg-552eb7 {
  background-color: #552eb7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-552eb7 {
  border: 2px solid #552eb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #552eb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 46 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 60% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-552eb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #552eb7, #992eb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-552eb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 46 183 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.06 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.11 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.18 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.12 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.90 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.23 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.43 #aad148 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#552eb7  rgb(85, 46, 183)  hsl(257, 60%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#90b72e  rgb(144, 183, 46)  hsl(77, 60%, 45%)  Apple Green
#b7552e  rgb(183, 85, 46)  hsl(17, 60%, 45%)  Sienna
#2eb755  rgb(46, 183, 85)  hsl(137, 60%, 45%)  Medium Sea Green