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#0532EF

#0532ef ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0532ef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 19.61% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.91% cyan, 79.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 228.46°, with 95.9% saturation and 47.84% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.99.

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Relative luminance0.0855

Complementary

  1. #0532ef
  2. #efc205

Split complementary

  1. #0532ef
  2. #ef4d05
  3. #a7ef05

Analogous

  1. #05a7ef
  2. #0532ef
  3. #4d05ef

Triadic

  1. #0532ef
  2. #ef0532
  3. #32ef05

Tetradic

  1. #0532ef
  2. #c205ef
  3. #efc205
  4. #32ef05

Square

  1. #0532ef
  2. #ef05a7
  3. #efc205
  4. #05ef4d

Monochromatic

  1. #021359
  2. #0322a4
  3. #0532ef
  4. #4568fb
  5. #90a5fd

Shades

#0532ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0532ef
  2. #052dd7
  3. #0428bf
  4. #0423a7
  5. #031e8f
  6. #031978
  7. #021460
  8. #020f48
  9. #010a30
  10. #010518
  11. #000000

Tints

#0532ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0532ef
  2. #1e47f1
  3. #375bf2
  4. #5070f4
  5. #6984f5
  6. #8299f7
  7. #9badf9
  8. #b4c2fa
  9. #cdd6fc
  10. #e6ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0532ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0532ef
  2. #113ae4
  3. #1e42d9
  4. #2a49ce
  5. #3651c3
  6. #4359b8
  7. #4f61ac
  8. #5b69a1
  9. #677096
  10. #74788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4048a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ef4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0050f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005cbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0532ef {
  color: #0532ef;
}
Background
.bg-0532ef {
  background-color: #0532ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0532ef {
  border: 2px solid #0532ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0532ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 50 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 96% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0532ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0532ef, #4d05ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0532ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 50 239 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.99 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.31 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.31 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.43 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.10 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.24 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.64 #facd10 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Blue
#0532ef  rgb(5, 50, 239)  hsl(228, 96%, 48%)  Blue
#efc205  rgb(239, 194, 5)  hsl(48, 96%, 48%)  Jonquil
#ef0532  rgb(239, 5, 50)  hsl(348, 96%, 48%)  Tractor Red
#32ef05  rgb(50, 239, 5)  hsl(108, 96%, 48%)  Lime