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#526ABA

#526aba ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#526aba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 41.57% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.91% cyan, 43.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 226.15°, with 42.98% saturation and 52.55% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.1.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1565

Complementary

  1. #526aba
  2. #baa252

Split complementary

  1. #526aba
  2. #ba6e52
  3. #9eba52

Analogous

  1. #529eba
  2. #526aba
  3. #6e52ba

Triadic

  1. #526aba
  2. #ba526a
  3. #6aba52

Tetradic

  1. #526aba
  2. #a252ba
  3. #baa252
  4. #6aba52

Square

  1. #526aba
  2. #ba529e
  3. #baa252
  4. #52ba6e

Monochromatic

  1. #212c52
  2. #374a89
  3. #526aba
  4. #8999d0
  5. #bfc8e6

Shades

#526aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #526aba
  2. #4a5fa7
  3. #425595
  4. #394a82
  5. #314070
  6. #29355d
  7. #212a4a
  8. #192038
  9. #101525
  10. #080b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#526aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #526aba
  2. #6379c1
  3. #7588c8
  4. #8697cf
  5. #97a6d6
  6. #a9b5dd
  7. #bac3e3
  8. #cbd2ea
  9. #dce1f1
  10. #eef0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#526aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #526aba
  2. #576cb4
  3. #5b6eae
  4. #6071a9
  5. #6473a3
  6. #69759d
  7. #6e7797
  8. #727991
  9. #777c8c
  10. #7b7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #646d93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4873bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b6ab8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #147c89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c70bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #456ab9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #37759f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-526aba {
  color: #526aba;
}
Background
.bg-526aba {
  background-color: #526aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-526aba {
  border: 2px solid #526aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #526aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 106 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 43% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-526aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #526aba, #6e52ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-526aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 106 186 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.10 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.31 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.00 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.40 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.56 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.60 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.68 #ad9545 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#526aba  rgb(82, 106, 186)  hsl(226, 43%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#baa252  rgb(186, 162, 82)  hsl(46, 43%, 53%)  Brass
#ba526a  rgb(186, 82, 106)  hsl(346, 43%, 53%)  Brick Red
#6aba52  rgb(106, 186, 82)  hsl(106, 43%, 53%)  Mantis