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#526FCC

#526fcc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#526fcc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.8% cyan, 45.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 225.74°, 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1752

Complementary

  1. #526fcc
  2. #ccaf52

Split complementary

  1. #526fcc
  2. #cc7252
  3. #accc52

Analogous

  1. #52accc
  2. #526fcc
  3. #7252cc

Triadic

  1. #526fcc
  2. #cc526f
  3. #6fcc52

Tetradic

  1. #526fcc
  2. #af52cc
  3. #ccaf52
  4. #6fcc52

Square

  1. #526fcc
  2. #cc52ac
  3. #ccaf52
  4. #52cc72

Monochromatic

  1. #1e3067
  2. #304ba2
  3. #526fcc
  4. #8da0dd
  5. #c8d1ef

Shades

#526fcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #526fcc
  2. #4a64b8
  3. #4259a3
  4. #394e8f
  5. #31437a
  6. #293866
  7. #212c52
  8. #19213d
  9. #101629
  10. #080b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#526fcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #526fcc
  2. #637dd1
  3. #758cd6
  4. #869adb
  5. #97a9e0
  6. #a9b7e6
  7. #bac5eb
  8. #cbd4f0
  9. #dce2f5
  10. #eef1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#526fcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #526fcc
  2. #5771c4
  3. #5b72bd
  4. #6074b5
  5. #6476ae
  6. #6978a6
  7. #6e799e
  8. #727b97
  9. #777d8f
  10. #7b7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #68729f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #437acf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #316fca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008493 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a76ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #406fcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c7cad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-526fcc {
  color: #526fcc;
}
Background
.bg-526fcc {
  background-color: #526fcc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-526fcc {
  border: 2px solid #526fcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #526fcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 111 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 54% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-526fcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #526fcc, #7252cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-526fcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 111 204 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.35 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.61 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.50 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.98 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.36 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.67 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.00 #ad9033 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#526fcc  rgb(82, 111, 204)  hsl(226, 54%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#ccaf52  rgb(204, 175, 82)  hsl(46, 54%, 56%)  Vegas Gold
#cc526f  rgb(204, 82, 111)  hsl(346, 54%, 56%)  Cerise
#6fcc52  rgb(111, 204, 82)  hsl(106, 54%, 56%)  Mantis