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#526FC5

#526fc5 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#526fc5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 43.53% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.38% cyan, 43.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 224.87°, with 49.78% saturation and 54.71% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.01.

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Relative luminance0.1719

Complementary

  1. #526fc5
  2. #c5a852

Split complementary

  1. #526fc5
  2. #c56f52
  3. #a9c552

Analogous

  1. #52a9c5
  2. #526fc5
  3. #6f52c5

Triadic

  1. #526fc5
  2. #c5526f
  3. #6fc552

Tetradic

  1. #526fc5
  2. #a852c5
  3. #c5a852
  4. #6fc552

Square

  1. #526fc5
  2. #c552a9
  3. #c5a852
  4. #52c56f

Monochromatic

  1. #202f5e
  2. #334c98
  3. #526fc5
  4. #8b9fd8
  5. #c5ceeb

Shades

#526fc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #526fc5
  2. #4a64b1
  3. #42599e
  4. #394e8a
  5. #314376
  6. #293863
  7. #212c4f
  8. #19213b
  9. #101627
  10. #080b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#526fc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #526fc5
  2. #637dcb
  3. #758cd1
  4. #869ad6
  5. #97a9dc
  6. #a9b7e2
  7. #bac5e8
  8. #cbd4ee
  9. #dce2f3
  10. #eef1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#526fc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #526fc5
  2. #5771be
  3. #5b72b7
  4. #6074b0
  5. #6476a9
  6. #6978a3
  7. #6e799c
  8. #727b95
  9. #777d8e
  10. #7b7e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #67729b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4979c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #396ec3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008290 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c75c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #446fc4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #307ba8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-526fc5 {
  color: #526fc5;
}
Background
.bg-526fc5 {
  background-color: #526fc5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-526fc5 {
  border: 2px solid #526fc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #526fc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 111 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 50% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-526fc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #526fc5, #6f52c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-526fc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 111 197 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.01 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.38 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.85 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.05 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.11 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.19 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.74 #ad903a Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#526fc5  rgb(82, 111, 197)  hsl(225, 50%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#c5a852  rgb(197, 168, 82)  hsl(45, 50%, 55%)  Vegas Gold
#c5526f  rgb(197, 82, 111)  hsl(345, 50%, 55%)  Cerise
#6fc552  rgb(111, 197, 82)  hsl(105, 50%, 55%)  Mantis