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#052D8E

#052d8e ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#052d8e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 17.65% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.48% cyan, 68.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 222.48°, with 93.2% saturation and 28.82% 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 11.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 2.19.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0386

Complementary

  1. #052d8e
  2. #8e6605

Split complementary

  1. #052d8e
  2. #8e2105
  3. #718e05

Analogous

  1. #05718e
  2. #052d8e
  3. #21058e

Triadic

  1. #052d8e
  2. #8e052d
  3. #2d8e05

Tetradic

  1. #052d8e
  2. #66058e
  3. #8e6605
  4. #2d8e05

Square

  1. #052d8e
  2. #8e0571
  3. #8e6605
  4. #058e21

Monochromatic

  1. #010614
  2. #021644
  3. #052d8e
  4. #0844d8
  5. #346df8

Shades

#052d8e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #052d8e
  2. #052980
  3. #042472
  4. #042063
  5. #031b55
  6. #031747
  7. #021239
  8. #020e2b
  9. #01091c
  10. #01050e
  11. #000000

Tints

#052d8e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #052d8e
  2. #1e4299
  3. #3757a5
  4. #506cb0
  5. #6981bb
  6. #8296c7
  7. #9babd2
  8. #b4c0dd
  9. #cdd5e8
  10. #e6eaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#052d8e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #052d8e
  2. #11358d
  3. #1e3e8b
  4. #2a468a
  5. #364e88
  6. #435787
  7. #4f5f86
  8. #5b6784
  9. #676f83
  10. #747881
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2b3365 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003e91 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00318c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004859 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003890 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00308d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003f72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-052d8e {
  color: #052d8e;
}
Background
.bg-052d8e {
  background-color: #052d8e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-052d8e {
  border: 2px solid #052d8e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #052d8e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 45 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 93% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-052d8e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #052d8e, #21058e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-052d8e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 45 142 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 2.19 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.35 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.80 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.01 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.06 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.36 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.57 #fad271 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Smalt
#052d8e  rgb(5, 45, 142)  hsl(222, 93%, 29%)  Smalt
#8e6605  rgb(142, 102, 5)  hsl(42, 93%, 29%)  Golden Brown
#8e052d  rgb(142, 5, 45)  hsl(342, 93%, 29%)  Burgundy
#2d8e05  rgb(45, 142, 5)  hsl(102, 93%, 29%)  Islamic Green