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#0528BC

#0528bc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0528bc is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 15.69% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.34% cyan, 78.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 228.52°, with 94.82% saturation and 37.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.24.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0518

Complementary

  1. #0528bc
  2. #bc9905

Split complementary

  1. #0528bc
  2. #bc3d05
  3. #84bc05

Analogous

  1. #0584bc
  2. #0528bc
  3. #3d05bc

Triadic

  1. #0528bc
  2. #bc0528
  3. #28bc05

Tetradic

  1. #0528bc
  2. #9905bc
  3. #bc9905
  4. #28bc05

Square

  1. #0528bc
  2. #bc0584
  3. #bc9905
  4. #05bc3d

Monochromatic

  1. #010827
  2. #031871
  3. #0528bc
  4. #1540f9
  5. #5f7dfb

Shades

#0528bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0528bc
  2. #0524a9
  3. #042096
  4. #041c84
  5. #031871
  6. #03145e
  7. #02104b
  8. #020c38
  9. #010826
  10. #010413
  11. #000000

Tints

#0528bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0528bc
  2. #1e3ec3
  3. #3753c9
  4. #5069d0
  5. #697ed7
  6. #8294de
  7. #9ba9e4
  8. #b4bfeb
  9. #cdd4f2
  10. #e6eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0528bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0528bc
  2. #1131b6
  3. #1e3ab0
  4. #2a42aa
  5. #364ba4
  6. #43549e
  7. #4f5d98
  8. #5b6692
  9. #676e8c
  10. #747786
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #323884 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005672 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ebf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004895 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0528bc {
  color: #0528bc;
}
Background
.bg-0528bc {
  background-color: #0528bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0528bc {
  border: 2px solid #0528bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0528bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 40 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0528bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0528bc, #3d05bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0528bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 40 188 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.24 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.44 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.81 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.07 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.47 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.21 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.08 #fad743 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#0528bc  rgb(5, 40, 188)  hsl(229, 95%, 38%)  Persian Blue
#bc9905  rgb(188, 153, 5)  hsl(49, 95%, 38%)  Metallic Gold
#bc0528  rgb(188, 5, 40)  hsl(349, 95%, 38%)  Firebrick
#28bc05  rgb(40, 188, 5)  hsl(109, 95%, 38%)  Kelly Green