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#5162CF

#5162cf ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5162cf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 38.43% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.87% cyan, 52.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 231.9°, with 56.76% saturation and 56.47% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.01.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1499

Complementary

  1. #5162cf
  2. #cfbe51

Split complementary

  1. #5162cf
  2. #cf7f51
  3. #a1cf51

Analogous

  1. #51a1cf
  2. #5162cf
  3. #7f51cf

Triadic

  1. #5162cf
  2. #cf5162
  3. #62cf51

Tetradic

  1. #5162cf
  2. #be51cf
  3. #cfbe51
  4. #62cf51

Square

  1. #5162cf
  2. #cf51a1
  3. #cfbe51
  4. #51cf7f

Monochromatic

  1. #1d286a
  2. #2e3ea6
  3. #5162cf
  4. #8d98e0
  5. #c9cef0

Shades

#5162cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5162cf
  2. #4958ba
  3. #414ea6
  4. #394591
  5. #313b7c
  6. #293168
  7. #202753
  8. #181d3e
  9. #101429
  10. #080a15
  11. #000000

Tints

#5162cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5162cf
  2. #6272d4
  3. #7481d9
  4. #8591dd
  5. #97a1e2
  6. #a8b1e7
  7. #b9c0ec
  8. #cbd0f1
  9. #dce0f5
  10. #eeeffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5162cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5162cf
  2. #5665c7
  3. #5a68bf
  4. #5f6bb7
  5. #646eaf
  6. #6971a8
  7. #6d74a0
  8. #727798
  9. #777a90
  10. #7b7d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #62689d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e72d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #396cd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f65ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2972ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5162cf {
  color: #5162cf;
}
Background
.bg-5162cf {
  background-color: #5162cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5162cf {
  border: 2px solid #5162cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5162cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 98 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 57% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5162cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5162cf, #7f51cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5162cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 98 207 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.01 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.04 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.62 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.53 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.76 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.89 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.42 #ae9d30 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#5162cf  rgb(81, 98, 207)  hsl(232, 57%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#cfbe51  rgb(207, 190, 81)  hsl(52, 57%, 56%)  Old Gold
#cf5162  rgb(207, 81, 98)  hsl(352, 57%, 56%)  Brick Red
#62cf51  rgb(98, 207, 81)  hsl(112, 57%, 56%)  Lime Green