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#526596

#526596 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#526596 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 39.61% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.33% cyan, 32.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 223.24°, with 29.31% saturation and 45.49% 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.84.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.133

Complementary

  1. #526596
  2. #968352

Split complementary

  1. #526596
  2. #966152
  3. #879652

Analogous

  1. #528796
  2. #526596
  3. #615296

Triadic

  1. #526596
  2. #965265
  3. #659652

Tetradic

  1. #526596
  2. #835296
  3. #968352
  4. #659652

Square

  1. #526596
  2. #965287
  3. #968352
  4. #529661

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2233
  2. #374465
  3. #526596
  4. #7d8db8
  5. #aeb8d3

Shades

#526596 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #526596
  2. #4a5b87
  3. #425178
  4. #394769
  5. #313d5a
  6. #29334b
  7. #21283c
  8. #191e2d
  9. #10141e
  10. #080a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#526596 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #526596
  2. #6374a1
  3. #7584ab
  4. #8693b6
  5. #97a3c0
  6. #a9b2cb
  7. #bac1d5
  8. #cbd1e0
  9. #dce0ea
  10. #eef0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#526596 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #526596
  2. #576894
  3. #5b6a92
  4. #606d8f
  5. #64708d
  6. #69738b
  7. #6e7589
  8. #727887
  9. #777b84
  10. #7b7d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f667c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #536998 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d6395 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #396f77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #536897 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f6495 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #446b84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-526596 {
  color: #526596;
}
Background
.bg-526596 {
  background-color: #526596;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-526596 {
  border: 2px solid #526596;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #526596;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 101 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 29% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-526596 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #526596, #615296);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-526596 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 101 150 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.84 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.80 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.52 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.76 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.16 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 10.48 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 10.63 #ad9a69 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#526596  rgb(82, 101, 150)  hsl(223, 29%, 45%)  Queen Blue
#968352  rgb(150, 131, 82)  hsl(43, 29%, 45%)  Cafe au Lait
#965265  rgb(150, 82, 101)  hsl(343, 29%, 45%)  Mauve Taupe
#659652  rgb(101, 150, 82)  hsl(103, 29%, 45%)  Asparagus