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#5273CB

#5273cb ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5273cb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.61% cyan, 43.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 223.64°, with 53.78% saturation and 55.88% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.26.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1837

Complementary

  1. #5273cb
  2. #cbaa52

Split complementary

  1. #5273cb
  2. #cb6d52
  3. #afcb52

Analogous

  1. #52afcb
  2. #5273cb
  3. #6d52cb

Triadic

  1. #5273cb
  2. #cb5273
  3. #73cb52

Tetradic

  1. #5273cb
  2. #aa52cb
  3. #cbaa52
  4. #73cb52

Square

  1. #5273cb
  2. #cb52af
  3. #cbaa52
  4. #52cb6d

Monochromatic

  1. #1f3265
  2. #304fa0
  3. #5273cb
  4. #8da3dd
  5. #c8d2ee

Shades

#5273cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5273cb
  2. #4a68b7
  3. #425ca2
  4. #39518e
  5. #31457a
  6. #293a66
  7. #212e51
  8. #19233d
  9. #101729
  10. #080c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#5273cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5273cb
  2. #6381d0
  3. #758fd5
  4. #869ddb
  5. #97abe0
  6. #a9b9e5
  7. #bac7ea
  8. #cbd5ef
  9. #dce3f5
  10. #eef1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5273cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5273cb
  2. #5774c4
  3. #5b76bc
  4. #6077b5
  5. #6478ad
  6. #697aa6
  7. #6e7b9e
  8. #727c97
  9. #777d8f
  10. #7b7f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a759f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b7dce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a72c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008795 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e79cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4572ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c7fad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5273cb {
  color: #5273cb;
}
Background
.bg-5273cb {
  background-color: #5273cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5273cb {
  border: 2px solid #5273cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5273cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 115 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 54% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5273cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5273cb, #6d52cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5273cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 115 203 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.26 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.68 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.06 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.20 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.43 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.24 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.82 #ad8c34 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#5273cb  rgb(82, 115, 203)  hsl(224, 54%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#cbaa52  rgb(203, 170, 82)  hsl(44, 54%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#cb5273  rgb(203, 82, 115)  hsl(344, 54%, 56%)  Blush
#73cb52  rgb(115, 203, 82)  hsl(104, 54%, 56%)  Mantis