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#528CA2

#528ca2 ≈ Air Force Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#528ca2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 54.9% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.38% cyan, 13.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 196.5°, with 32.79% saturation and 47.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5d8aa8), ΔE 4.98.

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Relative luminance0.2316

Complementary

  1. #528ca2
  2. #a26852

Split complementary

  1. #528ca2
  2. #a25264
  3. #a29052

Analogous

  1. #52a290
  2. #528ca2
  3. #5264a2

Triadic

  1. #528ca2
  2. #a2528c
  3. #8ca252

Tetradic

  1. #528ca2
  2. #6852a2
  3. #a26852
  4. #8ca252

Square

  1. #528ca2
  2. #9052a2
  3. #a26852
  4. #64a252

Monochromatic

  1. #1f343c
  2. #38606f
  3. #528ca2
  4. #81aebf
  5. #b4cfd9

Shades

#528ca2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #528ca2
  2. #4a7e92
  3. #427082
  4. #396271
  5. #315461
  6. #294651
  7. #213841
  8. #192a31
  9. #101c20
  10. #080e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#528ca2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #528ca2
  2. #6398ab
  3. #75a3b5
  4. #86afbe
  5. #97bac7
  6. #a9c6d1
  7. #bad1da
  8. #cbdde3
  9. #dce8ec
  10. #eef4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#528ca2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #528ca2
  2. #578b9f
  3. #5b8a9b
  4. #608898
  5. #648794
  6. #698691
  7. #6e858e
  8. #72848a
  9. #778287
  10. #7b8183
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #738791 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8089a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7480a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #289393 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #708aa3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6885a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d9099 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-528ca2 {
  color: #528ca2;
}
Background
.bg-528ca2 {
  background-color: #528ca2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-528ca2 {
  border: 2px solid #528ca2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #528ca2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 140 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 33% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-528ca2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #528ca2, #5264a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-528ca2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 140 162 / 0.35);
}

#5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 4.98 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.84 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.30 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.46 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 9.49 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.76 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.76 #ad735d Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Air Force Blue
#528ca2  rgb(82, 140, 162)  hsl(197, 33%, 48%)  Air Force Blue
#a26852  rgb(162, 104, 82)  hsl(17, 33%, 48%)  Redwood
#a2528c  rgb(162, 82, 140)  hsl(317, 33%, 48%)  Deep Plum
#8ca252  rgb(140, 162, 82)  hsl(77, 33%, 48%)  Moss Green