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#526EAE

#526eae ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#526eae is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 43.14% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.87% cyan, 36.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 221.74°, with 36.22% saturation and 50.2% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.18.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.16

Complementary

  1. #526eae
  2. #ae9252

Split complementary

  1. #526eae
  2. #ae6452
  3. #9cae52

Analogous

  1. #529cae
  2. #526eae
  3. #6452ae

Triadic

  1. #526eae
  2. #ae526e
  3. #6eae52

Tetradic

  1. #526eae
  2. #9252ae
  3. #ae9252
  4. #6eae52

Square

  1. #526eae
  2. #ae529c
  3. #ae9252
  4. #52ae64

Monochromatic

  1. #212c46
  2. #394d7a
  3. #526eae
  4. #869ac6
  5. #bac5df

Shades

#526eae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #526eae
  2. #4a639d
  3. #42588b
  4. #394d7a
  5. #314268
  6. #293757
  7. #212c46
  8. #192134
  9. #101623
  10. #080b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#526eae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #526eae
  2. #637db6
  3. #758bbe
  4. #869ac6
  5. #97a8ce
  6. #a9b7d7
  7. #bac5df
  8. #cbd4e7
  9. #dce2ef
  10. #eef1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#526eae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #526eae
  2. #5770a9
  3. #5b72a5
  4. #6073a0
  5. #64759c
  6. #697797
  7. #6e7992
  8. #727b8e
  9. #777c89
  10. #7b7e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #656f8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5574b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a6cad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #257c86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5472b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d6dad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c7797 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-526eae {
  color: #526eae;
}
Background
.bg-526eae {
  background-color: #526eae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-526eae {
  border: 2px solid #526eae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #526eae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 110 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 36% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-526eae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #526eae, #6452ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-526eae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 110 174 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.18 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.47 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.27 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.31 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.57 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.99 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.04 #ad9151 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#526eae  rgb(82, 110, 174)  hsl(222, 36%, 50%)  Queen Blue
#ae9252  rgb(174, 146, 82)  hsl(42, 36%, 50%)  Camel
#ae526e  rgb(174, 82, 110)  hsl(342, 36%, 50%)  Telemagenta
#6eae52  rgb(110, 174, 82)  hsl(102, 36%, 50%)  Mantis