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#052D81

#052d81 ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#052d81 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 17.65% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.12% cyan, 65.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.41% black. Its hue angle is 220.65°, with 92.54% saturation and 26.27% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 3.65.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0349

Complementary

  1. #052d81
  2. #815905

Split complementary

  1. #052d81
  2. #811b05
  3. #6b8105

Analogous

  1. #056b81
  2. #052d81
  3. #1b0581

Triadic

  1. #052d81
  2. #81052d
  3. #2d8105

Tetradic

  1. #052d81
  2. #590581
  3. #815905
  4. #2d8105

Square

  1. #052d81
  2. #81056b
  3. #815905
  4. #05811b

Monochromatic

  1. #010714
  2. #021337
  3. #052d81
  4. #0847cb
  5. #286bf7

Shades

#052d81 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #052d81
  2. #052974
  3. #042467
  4. #04205a
  5. #031b4d
  6. #031741
  7. #021234
  8. #020e27
  9. #01091a
  10. #01050d
  11. #000000

Tints

#052d81 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #052d81
  2. #1e428e
  3. #37579a
  4. #506ca7
  5. #6981b3
  6. #8296c0
  7. #9babcd
  8. #b4c0d9
  9. #cdd5e6
  10. #e6eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#052d81 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #052d81
  2. #113581
  3. #1e3e81
  4. #2a4681
  5. #364e81
  6. #435781
  7. #4f5f80
  8. #5b6780
  9. #676f80
  10. #747880
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #28325d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003a84 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002f7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004352 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003583 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002e80 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-052d81 {
  color: #052d81;
}
Background
.bg-052d81 {
  background-color: #052d81;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-052d81 {
  border: 2px solid #052d81;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #052d81;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 45 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 93% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-052d81 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #052d81, #1b0581);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-052d81 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 45 129 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 3.65 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.95 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.63 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.75 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.06 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.43 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.75 #fad27e Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Smalt
#052d81  rgb(5, 45, 129)  hsl(221, 93%, 26%)  Smalt
#815905  rgb(129, 89, 5)  hsl(41, 93%, 26%)  Golden Brown
#81052d  rgb(129, 5, 45)  hsl(341, 93%, 26%)  Claret
#2d8105  rgb(45, 129, 5)  hsl(101, 93%, 26%)  Green