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#526DB8

#526db8 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#526db8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 42.75% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.43% cyan, 40.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 224.12°, with 41.8% saturation and 52.16% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.32.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1619

Complementary

  1. #526db8
  2. #b89d52

Split complementary

  1. #526db8
  2. #b86a52
  3. #a0b852

Analogous

  1. #52a0b8
  2. #526db8
  3. #6a52b8

Triadic

  1. #526db8
  2. #b8526d
  3. #6db852

Tetradic

  1. #526db8
  2. #9d52b8
  3. #b89d52
  4. #6db852

Square

  1. #526db8
  2. #b852a0
  3. #b89d52
  4. #52b86a

Monochromatic

  1. #212d50
  2. #374c86
  3. #526db8
  4. #889bce
  5. #bec9e5

Shades

#526db8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #526db8
  2. #4a62a6
  3. #425793
  4. #394c81
  5. #31416e
  6. #29375c
  7. #212c4a
  8. #192137
  9. #101625
  10. #080b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#526db8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #526db8
  2. #637cbf
  3. #758ac6
  4. #8699cd
  5. #97a7d4
  6. #a9b6dc
  7. #bac5e3
  8. #cbd3ea
  9. #dce2f1
  10. #eef0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#526db8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #526db8
  2. #576fb2
  3. #5b71ad
  4. #6073a7
  5. #6475a2
  6. #69779c
  7. #6e7896
  8. #727a91
  9. #777c8b
  10. #7b7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #656f92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e75bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #416cb6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #177d89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f72ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #496cb7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #37779e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-526db8 {
  color: #526db8;
}
Background
.bg-526db8 {
  background-color: #526db8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-526db8 {
  border: 2px solid #526db8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #526db8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 109 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 42% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-526db8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #526db8, #6a52b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-526db8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 109 184 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.32 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.97 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.17 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.51 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.72 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.82 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.19 #ad9247 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#526db8  rgb(82, 109, 184)  hsl(224, 42%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#b89d52  rgb(184, 157, 82)  hsl(44, 42%, 52%)  Brass
#b8526d  rgb(184, 82, 109)  hsl(344, 42%, 52%)  Telemagenta
#6db852  rgb(109, 184, 82)  hsl(104, 42%, 52%)  Mantis