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#052CE2

#052ce2 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#052ce2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 17.25% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.79% cyan, 80.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 229.41°, with 95.67% saturation and 45.29% 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 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.52.

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Relative luminance0.0732

Complementary

  1. #052ce2
  2. #e2bb05

Split complementary

  1. #052ce2
  2. #e24c05
  3. #9ae205

Analogous

  1. #059ae2
  2. #052ce2
  3. #4c05e2

Triadic

  1. #052ce2
  2. #e2052c
  3. #2ce205

Tetradic

  1. #052ce2
  2. #bb05e2
  3. #e2bb05
  4. #2ce205

Square

  1. #052ce2
  2. #e2059a
  3. #e2bb05
  4. #05e24c

Monochromatic

  1. #020f4c
  2. #031d97
  3. #052ce2
  4. #395bfb
  5. #8499fc

Shades

#052ce2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #052ce2
  2. #0528cb
  3. #0423b5
  4. #041f9e
  5. #031a88
  6. #031671
  7. #02125a
  8. #020d44
  9. #01092d
  10. #010417
  11. #000000

Tints

#052ce2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #052ce2
  2. #1e41e5
  3. #3756e8
  4. #506beb
  5. #6980ee
  6. #8296f1
  7. #9babf3
  8. #b4c0f6
  9. #cdd5f9
  10. #e6eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#052ce2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #052ce2
  2. #1134d8
  3. #1e3dce
  4. #2a45c5
  5. #364ebb
  6. #4356b1
  7. #4f5ea7
  8. #5b679d
  9. #676f94
  10. #74788a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c429f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006789 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ae0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0055b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-052ce2 {
  color: #052ce2;
}
Background
.bg-052ce2 {
  background-color: #052ce2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-052ce2 {
  border: 2px solid #052ce2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #052ce2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 44 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 96% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-052ce2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #052ce2, #4c05e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-052ce2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 44 226 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.52 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.41 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.43 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.90 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.60 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.92 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.96 #fad31d Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Blue
#052ce2  rgb(5, 44, 226)  hsl(229, 96%, 45%)  Blue
#e2bb05  rgb(226, 187, 5)  hsl(49, 96%, 45%)  Saffron
#e2052c  rgb(226, 5, 44)  hsl(349, 96%, 45%)  Cadmium Red
#2ce205  rgb(44, 226, 5)  hsl(109, 96%, 45%)  Lime Green