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#052E89

#052e89 ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#052e89 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 18.04% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.35% cyan, 66.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 221.36°, with 92.96% saturation and 27.84% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 2.52.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0379

Complementary

  1. #052e89
  2. #896005

Split complementary

  1. #052e89
  2. #891e05
  3. #708905

Analogous

  1. #057089
  2. #052e89
  3. #1e0589

Triadic

  1. #052e89
  2. #89052e
  3. #2e8905

Tetradic

  1. #052e89
  2. #600589
  3. #896005
  4. #2e8905

Square

  1. #052e89
  2. #890570
  3. #896005
  4. #05891e

Monochromatic

  1. #010714
  2. #02153f
  3. #052e89
  4. #0847d3
  5. #306ef7

Shades

#052e89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #052e89
  2. #05297b
  3. #04256e
  4. #042060
  5. #031c52
  6. #031745
  7. #021237
  8. #020e29
  9. #01091b
  10. #01050e
  11. #000000

Tints

#052e89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #052e89
  2. #1e4395
  3. #3758a1
  4. #506dac
  5. #6982b8
  6. #8297c4
  7. #9babd0
  8. #b4c0dc
  9. #cdd5e7
  10. #e6eaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#052e89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #052e89
  2. #113688
  3. #1e3e87
  4. #2a4786
  5. #364f85
  6. #435785
  7. #4f5f84
  8. #5b6783
  9. #677082
  10. #747881
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2a3362 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003d8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003187 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004757 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00378b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003088 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003e6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-052e89 {
  color: #052e89;
}
Background
.bg-052e89 {
  background-color: #052e89;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-052e89 {
  border: 2px solid #052e89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #052e89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 46 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 93% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-052e89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #052e89, #1e0589);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-052e89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 46 137 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 2.52 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.19 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.43 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.10 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.67 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.16 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.26 #fad176 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Smalt
#052e89  rgb(5, 46, 137)  hsl(221, 93%, 28%)  Smalt
#896005  rgb(137, 96, 5)  hsl(41, 93%, 28%)  Golden Brown
#89052e  rgb(137, 5, 46)  hsl(341, 93%, 28%)  Claret
#2e8905  rgb(46, 137, 5)  hsl(101, 93%, 28%)  India Green