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#052D9C

#052d9c ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#052d9c 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 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.79% cyan, 71.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 224.11°, with 93.79% saturation and 31.57% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 2.16.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0431

Complementary

  1. #052d9c
  2. #9c7405

Split complementary

  1. #052d9c
  2. #9c2905
  3. #789c05

Analogous

  1. #05789c
  2. #052d9c
  3. #29059c

Triadic

  1. #052d9c
  2. #9c052d
  3. #2d9c05

Tetradic

  1. #052d9c
  2. #74059c
  3. #9c7405
  4. #2d9c05

Square

  1. #052d9c
  2. #9c0578
  3. #9c7405
  4. #059c29

Monochromatic

  1. #010614
  2. #031852
  3. #052d9c
  4. #0742e6
  5. #4172f9

Shades

#052d9c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #052d9c
  2. #05298c
  3. #04247d
  4. #04206d
  5. #031b5e
  6. #03174e
  7. #02123e
  8. #020e2f
  9. #01091f
  10. #010510
  11. #000000

Tints

#052d9c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #052d9c
  2. #1e42a6
  3. #3757b0
  4. #506cba
  5. #6981c4
  6. #8296ce
  7. #9babd7
  8. #b4c0e1
  9. #cdd5eb
  10. #e6eaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#052d9c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #052d9c
  2. #113599
  3. #1e3e96
  4. #2a4694
  5. #364e91
  6. #43578e
  7. #4f5f8b
  8. #5b6788
  9. #676f86
  10. #747883
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d366f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00429f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00349a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d61 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003a9e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00319b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00427d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-052d9c {
  color: #052d9c;
}
Background
.bg-052d9c {
  background-color: #052d9c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-052d9c {
  border: 2px solid #052d9c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #052d9c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 45 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 94% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-052d9c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #052d9c, #29059c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-052d9c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 45 156 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 2.16 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.29 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.79 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.34 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.01 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.41 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 8.01 #fad263 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Smalt
#052d9c  rgb(5, 45, 156)  hsl(224, 94%, 32%)  Smalt
#9c7405  rgb(156, 116, 5)  hsl(44, 94%, 32%)  Golden Brown
#9c052d  rgb(156, 5, 45)  hsl(344, 94%, 32%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2d9c05  rgb(45, 156, 5)  hsl(104, 94%, 32%)  Islamic Green