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#5273BB

#5273bb ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5273bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 45.1% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.15% cyan, 38.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 221.14°, with 43.57% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 5.42.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1764

Complementary

  1. #5273bb
  2. #bb9a52

Split complementary

  1. #5273bb
  2. #bb6652
  3. #a8bb52

Analogous

  1. #52a8bb
  2. #5273bb
  3. #6652bb

Triadic

  1. #5273bb
  2. #bb5273
  3. #73bb52

Tetradic

  1. #5273bb
  2. #9a52bb
  3. #bb9a52
  4. #73bb52

Square

  1. #5273bb
  2. #bb52a8
  3. #bb9a52
  4. #52bb66

Monochromatic

  1. #213153
  2. #36518a
  3. #5273bb
  4. #899fd1
  5. #c0cce6

Shades

#5273bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5273bb
  2. #4a68a8
  3. #425c96
  4. #395183
  5. #314570
  6. #293a5e
  7. #212e4b
  8. #192338
  9. #101725
  10. #080c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#5273bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5273bb
  2. #6381c2
  3. #758fc9
  4. #869dcf
  5. #97abd6
  6. #a9b9dd
  7. #bac7e4
  8. #cbd5eb
  9. #dce3f1
  10. #eef1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5273bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5273bb
  2. #5774b5
  3. #5b76af
  4. #6077a9
  5. #6478a3
  6. #697a9e
  7. #6e7b98
  8. #727c92
  9. #777d8c
  10. #7b7f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #687496 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #557abe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4870b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0d838e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5477bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c71ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #357da2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5273bb {
  color: #5273bb;
}
Background
.bg-5273bb {
  background-color: #5273bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5273bb {
  border: 2px solid #5273bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5273bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 115 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 44% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5273bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5273bb, #6652bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5273bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 115 187 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.42 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.56 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.67 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.40 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.84 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.56 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.78 #ad8c44 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#5273bb  rgb(82, 115, 187)  hsl(221, 44%, 53%)  Glaucous
#bb9a52  rgb(187, 154, 82)  hsl(41, 44%, 53%)  Camel
#bb5273  rgb(187, 82, 115)  hsl(341, 44%, 53%)  Telemagenta
#73bb52  rgb(115, 187, 82)  hsl(101, 44%, 53%)  Mantis