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#525988

#525988 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#525988 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 34.9% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.71% cyan, 34.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black. Its hue angle is 232.22°, with 24.77% saturation and 42.75% 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 6.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 9.87.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1072

Complementary

  1. #525988
  2. #888152

Split complementary

  1. #525988
  2. #886652
  3. #748852

Analogous

  1. #527488
  2. #525988
  3. #665288

Triadic

  1. #525988
  2. #885259
  3. #598852

Tetradic

  1. #525988
  2. #815288
  3. #888152
  4. #598852

Square

  1. #525988
  2. #885274
  3. #888152
  4. #528866

Monochromatic

  1. #181b29
  2. #353a58
  3. #525988
  4. #797fae
  5. #a8adcb

Shades

#525988 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #525988
  2. #4a507a
  3. #42476d
  4. #393e5f
  5. #313552
  6. #292d44
  7. #212436
  8. #191b29
  9. #10121b
  10. #08090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#525988 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #525988
  2. #636a94
  3. #757aa0
  4. #868bac
  5. #979bb8
  6. #a9acc4
  7. #babdcf
  8. #cbcddb
  9. #dcdee7
  10. #eeeef3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#525988 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #525988
  2. #575d87
  3. #5b6186
  4. #606586
  5. #646985
  6. #696d84
  7. #6e7083
  8. #727482
  9. #777882
  10. #7b7c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #585b70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a5e8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #465a87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #42626a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d5c89 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b5a87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #495f77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-525988 {
  color: #525988;
}
Background
.bg-525988 {
  background-color: #525988;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-525988 {
  border: 2px solid #525988;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #525988;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 25% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-525988 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #525988, #665288);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-525988 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 136 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.87 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.33 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 10.82 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 11.11 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 11.46 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.53 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 11.68 #ada677 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#525988  rgb(82, 89, 136)  hsl(232, 25%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue
#888152  rgb(136, 129, 82)  hsl(52, 25%, 43%)  Moss Green
#885259  rgb(136, 82, 89)  hsl(352, 25%, 43%)  Tuscan Red
#598852  rgb(89, 136, 82)  hsl(112, 25%, 43%)  Fern Green