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#525972

#525972 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#525972 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 34.9% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.07% cyan, 21.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 226.88°, with 16.33% saturation and 38.43% 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 6.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 11.33.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1015

Complementary

  1. #525972
  2. #726b52

Split complementary

  1. #525972
  2. #725b52
  3. #697252

Analogous

  1. #526972
  2. #525972
  3. #5b5272

Triadic

  1. #525972
  2. #725259
  3. #597252

Tetradic

  1. #525972
  2. #6b5272
  3. #726b52
  4. #597252

Square

  1. #525972
  2. #725269
  3. #726b52
  4. #52725b

Monochromatic

  1. #121419
  2. #323646
  3. #525972
  4. #757d9c
  5. #a1a7bc

Shades

#525972 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #525972
  2. #4a5067
  3. #42475b
  4. #393e50
  5. #313544
  6. #292d39
  7. #21242e
  8. #191b22
  9. #101217
  10. #08090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#525972 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #525972
  2. #636a80
  3. #757a8e
  4. #868b9c
  5. #979baa
  6. #a9acb9
  7. #babdc7
  8. #cbcdd5
  9. #dcdee3
  10. #eeeef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#525972 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #525972
  2. #575d73
  3. #5b6175
  4. #606576
  5. #646978
  6. #696d79
  7. #6e707a
  8. #72747c
  9. #77787d
  10. #7b7c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #575964 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #525b73 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f5971 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a5e61 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #525a73 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #505972 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d5c68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-525972 {
  color: #525972;
}
Background
.bg-525972 {
  background-color: #525972;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-525972 {
  border: 2px solid #525972;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #525972;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 16% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-525972 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #525972, #5b5272);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-525972 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 114 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 11.33 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 11.87 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 12.21 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 12.91 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 13.04 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 13.04 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 13.04 #ada68d Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#525972  rgb(82, 89, 114)  hsl(227, 16%, 38%)  Queen Blue
#726b52  rgb(114, 107, 82)  hsl(47, 16%, 38%)  Raw Umber
#725259  rgb(114, 82, 89)  hsl(347, 16%, 38%)  Liver
#597252  rgb(89, 114, 82)  hsl(107, 16%, 38%)  Fern Green