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#552EBF

#552ebf ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#552ebf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.5% cyan, 75.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 256.14°, with 61.18% saturation and 46.47% 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 8.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.09.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0765

Complementary

  1. #552ebf
  2. #98bf2e

Split complementary

  1. #552ebf
  2. #bf9e2e
  3. #4fbf2e

Analogous

  1. #2e4fbf
  2. #552ebf
  3. #9e2ebf

Triadic

  1. #552ebf
  2. #bf552e
  3. #2ebf55

Tetradic

  1. #552ebf
  2. #bf2e98
  3. #98bf2e
  4. #2ebf55

Square

  1. #552ebf
  2. #bf2e4f
  3. #98bf2e
  4. #2ebf9e

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1044
  2. #3a1f81
  3. #552ebf
  4. #8161d9
  5. #b29ee8

Shades

#552ebf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #552ebf
  2. #4d29ac
  3. #442599
  4. #3c2086
  5. #331c73
  6. #2b1760
  7. #22124c
  8. #1a0e39
  9. #110926
  10. #090513
  11. #000000

Tints

#552ebf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #552ebf
  2. #6643c5
  3. #7758cc
  4. #886dd2
  5. #9982d9
  6. #aa97df
  7. #bbabe5
  8. #ccc0ec
  9. #ddd5f2
  10. #eeeaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#552ebf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #552ebf
  2. #5936b9
  3. #5e3eb2
  4. #6247ac
  5. #664fa6
  6. #6b57a0
  7. #6f5f99
  8. #736793
  9. #77708d
  10. #7c7886
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #51438a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004abc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #255775 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e4a98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-552ebf {
  color: #552ebf;
}
Background
.bg-552ebf {
  background-color: #552ebf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-552ebf {
  border: 2px solid #552ebf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #552ebf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 46 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-552ebf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #552ebf, #9e2ebf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-552ebf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 46 191 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.09 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.87 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.94 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.96 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.01 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.48 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.07 #aad140 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#552ebf  rgb(85, 46, 191)  hsl(256, 61%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#98bf2e  rgb(152, 191, 46)  hsl(76, 61%, 46%)  Apple Green
#bf552e  rgb(191, 85, 46)  hsl(16, 61%, 46%)  Sinopia
#2ebf55  rgb(46, 191, 85)  hsl(136, 61%, 46%)  Emerald