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#552EBB

#552ebb ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#552ebb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.55% cyan, 75.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 256.6°, with 60.52% saturation and 45.69% 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 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0747

Complementary

  1. #552ebb
  2. #94bb2e

Split complementary

  1. #552ebb
  2. #bb9c2e
  3. #4dbb2e

Analogous

  1. #2e4dbb
  2. #552ebb
  3. #9c2ebb

Triadic

  1. #552ebb
  2. #bb552e
  3. #2ebb55

Tetradic

  1. #552ebb
  2. #bb2e94
  3. #94bb2e
  4. #2ebb55

Square

  1. #552ebb
  2. #bb2e4d
  3. #94bb2e
  4. #2ebb9c

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1040
  2. #391f7e
  3. #552ebb
  4. #805ed7
  5. #b09be7

Shades

#552ebb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #552ebb
  2. #4d29a8
  3. #442596
  4. #3c2083
  5. #331c70
  6. #2b175e
  7. #22124b
  8. #1a0e38
  9. #110925
  10. #090513
  11. #000000

Tints

#552ebb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #552ebb
  2. #6643c2
  3. #7758c9
  4. #886dcf
  5. #9982d6
  6. #aa97dd
  7. #bbabe4
  8. #ccc0eb
  9. #ddd5f1
  10. #eeeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#552ebb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #552ebb
  2. #5936b5
  3. #5e3eaf
  4. #6247a9
  5. #664fa3
  6. #6b579e
  7. #6f5f98
  8. #736792
  9. #77708c
  10. #7c7886
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #504387 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2a5573 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0345bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0840b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f4995 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-552ebb {
  color: #552ebb;
}
Background
.bg-552ebb {
  background-color: #552ebb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-552ebb {
  border: 2px solid #552ebb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #552ebb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 46 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-552ebb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #552ebb, #9c2ebb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-552ebb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 46 187 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.05 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.54 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.56 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.04 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.38 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.94 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.13 #aad144 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#552ebb  rgb(85, 46, 187)  hsl(257, 61%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#94bb2e  rgb(148, 187, 46)  hsl(77, 61%, 46%)  Apple Green
#bb552e  rgb(187, 85, 46)  hsl(17, 61%, 46%)  Sinopia
#2ebb55  rgb(46, 187, 85)  hsl(137, 61%, 46%)  Emerald