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#526EA4

#526ea4 ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#526ea4 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 43.14% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 32.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 219.51°, with 33.33% saturation and 48.24% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. 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 Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 4.41.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1563

Complementary

  1. #526ea4
  2. #a48852

Split complementary

  1. #526ea4
  2. #a45f52
  3. #97a452

Analogous

  1. #5297a4
  2. #526ea4
  3. #5f52a4

Triadic

  1. #526ea4
  2. #a4526e
  3. #6ea452

Tetradic

  1. #526ea4
  2. #8852a4
  3. #a48852
  4. #6ea452

Square

  1. #526ea4
  2. #a45297
  3. #a48852
  4. #52a45f

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2a3e
  2. #394c71
  3. #526ea4
  4. #8297c1
  5. #b5c2da

Shades

#526ea4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #526ea4
  2. #4a6394
  3. #425883
  4. #394d73
  5. #314262
  6. #293752
  7. #212c42
  8. #192131
  9. #101621
  10. #080b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#526ea4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #526ea4
  2. #637dad
  3. #758bb6
  4. #869abf
  5. #97a8c8
  6. #a9b7d2
  7. #bac5db
  8. #cbd4e4
  9. #dce2ed
  10. #eef1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#526ea4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #526ea4
  2. #5770a0
  3. #5b729d
  4. #607399
  5. #647596
  6. #697792
  7. #6e798e
  8. #727b8b
  9. #777c87
  10. #7b7e84
  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 #646e87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5972a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #506ba3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e7a81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5771a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #516ca3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f7591 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-526ea4 {
  color: #526ea4;
}
Background
.bg-526ea4 {
  background-color: #526ea4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-526ea4 {
  border: 2px solid #526ea4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #526ea4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 110 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 33% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-526ea4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #526ea4, #5f52a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-526ea4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 110 164 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.41 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.46 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.48 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.53 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.60 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.81 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.26 #ad915b Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#526ea4  rgb(82, 110, 164)  hsl(220, 33%, 48%)  Queen Blue
#a48852  rgb(164, 136, 82)  hsl(40, 33%, 48%)  Camel
#a4526e  rgb(164, 82, 110)  hsl(340, 33%, 48%)  Mauve Taupe
#6ea452  rgb(110, 164, 82)  hsl(100, 33%, 48%)  Asparagus