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#525974

#525974 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#525974 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 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.31% cyan, 23.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.51% black. Its hue angle is 227.65°, with 17.17% saturation and 38.82% 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 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 11.26.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.102

Complementary

  1. #525974
  2. #746d52

Split complementary

  1. #525974
  2. #745c52
  3. #6a7452

Analogous

  1. #526a74
  2. #525974
  3. #5c5274

Triadic

  1. #525974
  2. #745259
  3. #597452

Tetradic

  1. #525974
  2. #6d5274
  3. #746d52
  4. #597452

Square

  1. #525974
  2. #74526a
  3. #746d52
  4. #52745c

Monochromatic

  1. #13141a
  2. #323747
  3. #525974
  4. #757d9d
  5. #a2a7bd

Shades

#525974 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #525974
  2. #4a5068
  3. #42475d
  4. #393e51
  5. #313546
  6. #292d3a
  7. #21242e
  8. #191b23
  9. #101217
  10. #08090c
  11. #000000

Tints

#525974 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #525974
  2. #636a82
  3. #757a90
  4. #868b9e
  5. #979bac
  6. #a9acba
  7. #babdc7
  8. #cbcdd5
  9. #dcdee3
  10. #eeeef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#525974 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #525974
  2. #575d75
  3. #5b6176
  4. #606578
  5. #646979
  6. #696d7a
  7. #6e707b
  8. #72747c
  9. #77787e
  10. #7b7c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #575a65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #515b75 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e5973 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #495e62 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #515a75 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #505974 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d5c6a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-525974 {
  color: #525974;
}
Background
.bg-525974 {
  background-color: #525974;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-525974 {
  border: 2px solid #525974;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #525974;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 17% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-525974 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #525974, #5c5274);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-525974 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 116 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 11.26 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 12.57 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 12.74 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 12.78 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 12.84 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 12.93 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 13.10 #ada68b Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#525974  rgb(82, 89, 116)  hsl(228, 17%, 39%)  Queen Blue
#746d52  rgb(116, 109, 82)  hsl(48, 17%, 39%)  Raw Umber
#745259  rgb(116, 82, 89)  hsl(348, 17%, 39%)  Tuscan Red
#597452  rgb(89, 116, 82)  hsl(108, 17%, 39%)  Fern Green