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#526BB0

#526bb0 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#526bb0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 41.96% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.41% cyan, 39.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 224.04°, with 37.3% saturation and 50.59% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.54.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1544

Complementary

  1. #526bb0
  2. #b09752

Split complementary

  1. #526bb0
  2. #b06852
  3. #9ab052

Analogous

  1. #529ab0
  2. #526bb0
  3. #6852b0

Triadic

  1. #526bb0
  2. #b0526b
  3. #6bb052

Tetradic

  1. #526bb0
  2. #9752b0
  3. #b09752
  4. #6bb052

Square

  1. #526bb0
  2. #b0529a
  3. #b09752
  4. #52b068

Monochromatic

  1. #212b48
  2. #394b7d
  3. #526bb0
  4. #8798c8
  5. #bbc5e0

Shades

#526bb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #526bb0
  2. #4a609e
  3. #42568d
  4. #394b7b
  5. #31406a
  6. #293658
  7. #212b46
  8. #192035
  9. #101523
  10. #080b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#526bb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #526bb0
  2. #637ab8
  3. #7589c0
  4. #8697c8
  5. #97a6d0
  6. #a9b5d8
  7. #bac4df
  8. #cbd3e7
  9. #dce1ef
  10. #eef0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#526bb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #526bb0
  2. #576dab
  3. #5b6fa6
  4. #6071a2
  5. #64739d
  6. #697698
  7. #6e7893
  8. #727a8e
  9. #777c8a
  10. #7b7e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #646d8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f72b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #446aae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #237a85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #506fb2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a6aaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b7498 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-526bb0 {
  color: #526bb0;
}
Background
.bg-526bb0 {
  background-color: #526bb0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-526bb0 {
  border: 2px solid #526bb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #526bb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 107 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 37% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-526bb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #526bb0, #6852b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-526bb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 107 176 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.54 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.30 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.04 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.01 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.34 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.64 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.65 #ad944f Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#526bb0  rgb(82, 107, 176)  hsl(224, 37%, 51%)  Queen Blue
#b09752  rgb(176, 151, 82)  hsl(44, 37%, 51%)  Brass
#b0526b  rgb(176, 82, 107)  hsl(344, 37%, 51%)  Telemagenta
#6bb052  rgb(107, 176, 82)  hsl(104, 37%, 51%)  Mantis