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#526ECC

#526ecc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#526ecc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.8% cyan, 46.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 226.23°, with 54.46% saturation and 56.08% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1731

Complementary

  1. #526ecc
  2. #ccb052

Split complementary

  1. #526ecc
  2. #cc7352
  3. #abcc52

Analogous

  1. #52abcc
  2. #526ecc
  3. #7352cc

Triadic

  1. #526ecc
  2. #cc526e
  3. #6ecc52

Tetradic

  1. #526ecc
  2. #b052cc
  3. #ccb052
  4. #6ecc52

Square

  1. #526ecc
  2. #cc52ab
  3. #ccb052
  4. #52cc73

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2f67
  2. #304aa2
  3. #526ecc
  4. #8da0dd
  5. #c8d1ef

Shades

#526ecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #526ecc
  2. #4a63b8
  3. #4258a3
  4. #394d8f
  5. #31427a
  6. #293766
  7. #212c52
  8. #19213d
  9. #101629
  10. #080b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#526ecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #526ecc
  2. #637dd1
  3. #758bd6
  4. #869adb
  5. #97a8e0
  6. #a9b7e6
  7. #bac5eb
  8. #cbd4f0
  9. #dce2f5
  10. #eef1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#526ecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #526ecc
  2. #5770c4
  3. #5b72bd
  4. #6073b5
  5. #6475ae
  6. #6977a6
  7. #6e799e
  8. #727b97
  9. #777c8f
  10. #7b7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #68719f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4179d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e6eca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008393 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4975ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f6ecb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c7bad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-526ecc {
  color: #526ecc;
}
Background
.bg-526ecc {
  background-color: #526ecc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-526ecc {
  border: 2px solid #526ecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #526ecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 110 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 54% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-526ecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #526ecc, #7352cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-526ecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 110 204 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.21 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.47 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.63 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.30 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.65 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.68 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.97 #ad9133 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#526ecc  rgb(82, 110, 204)  hsl(226, 54%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#ccb052  rgb(204, 176, 82)  hsl(46, 54%, 56%)  Vegas Gold
#cc526e  rgb(204, 82, 110)  hsl(346, 54%, 56%)  Cerise
#6ecc52  rgb(110, 204, 82)  hsl(106, 54%, 56%)  Mantis