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#552EBD

#552ebd ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#552ebd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.03% cyan, 75.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 256.36°, with 60.85% saturation and 46.08% 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 8.36:1 (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 luminance0.0756

Complementary

  1. #552ebd
  2. #96bd2e

Split complementary

  1. #552ebd
  2. #bd9c2e
  3. #4fbd2e

Analogous

  1. #2e4fbd
  2. #552ebd
  3. #9c2ebd

Triadic

  1. #552ebd
  2. #bd552e
  3. #2ebd55

Tetradic

  1. #552ebd
  2. #bd2e96
  3. #96bd2e
  4. #2ebd55

Square

  1. #552ebd
  2. #bd2e4f
  3. #96bd2e
  4. #2ebd9c

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1042
  2. #391f7f
  3. #552ebd
  4. #805fd8
  5. #b19de7

Shades

#552ebd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #552ebd
  2. #4d29aa
  3. #442597
  4. #3c2084
  5. #331c71
  6. #2b175f
  7. #22124c
  8. #1a0e39
  9. #110926
  10. #090513
  11. #000000

Tints

#552ebd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #552ebd
  2. #6643c4
  3. #7758ca
  4. #886dd1
  5. #9982d7
  6. #aa97de
  7. #bbabe5
  8. #ccc0eb
  9. #ddd5f2
  10. #eeeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#552ebd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #552ebd
  2. #5936b7
  3. #5e3eb1
  4. #6247ab
  5. #664fa5
  6. #6b579f
  7. #6f5f98
  8. #736792
  9. #77708c
  10. #7c7886
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #514389 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004aba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #285674 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0340bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e4997 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-552ebd {
  color: #552ebd;
}
Background
.bg-552ebd {
  background-color: #552ebd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-552ebd {
  border: 2px solid #552ebd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #552ebd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 46 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-552ebd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #552ebd, #9c2ebd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-552ebd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 46 189 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.06 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.75 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.75 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.02 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.12 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.71 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.09 #aad142 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#552ebd  rgb(85, 46, 189)  hsl(256, 61%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#96bd2e  rgb(150, 189, 46)  hsl(76, 61%, 46%)  Apple Green
#bd552e  rgb(189, 85, 46)  hsl(16, 61%, 46%)  Sinopia
#2ebd55  rgb(46, 189, 85)  hsl(136, 61%, 46%)  Emerald