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#52909D

#52909d ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#52909d is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 56.47% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.77% cyan, 8.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 190.4°, with 31.38% saturation and 46.86% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.58.

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Relative luminance0.2417

Complementary

  1. #52909d
  2. #9d5f52

Split complementary

  1. #52909d
  2. #9d526a
  3. #9d8452

Analogous

  1. #529d84
  2. #52909d
  3. #526a9d

Triadic

  1. #52909d
  2. #9d5290
  3. #909d52

Tetradic

  1. #52909d
  2. #5f529d
  3. #9d5f52
  4. #909d52

Square

  1. #52909d
  2. #84529d
  3. #9d5f52
  4. #6a9d52

Monochromatic

  1. #1e3438
  2. #38626b
  3. #52909d
  4. #7fb2bc
  5. #b1d0d7

Shades

#52909d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #52909d
  2. #4a828d
  3. #42737e
  4. #39656e
  5. #31565e
  6. #29484f
  7. #213a3f
  8. #192b2f
  9. #101d1f
  10. #080e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#52909d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #52909d
  2. #639ba7
  3. #75a6b1
  4. #86b1ba
  5. #97bcc4
  6. #a9c8ce
  7. #bad3d8
  8. #cbdee2
  9. #dce9eb
  10. #eef4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#52909d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #52909d
  2. #578e9a
  3. #5b8d97
  4. #608b94
  5. #648a91
  6. #69888f
  7. #6e868c
  8. #728589
  9. #778386
  10. #7b8283
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #758b90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #868c9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a839d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2b9594 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #748e9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c889d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e9398 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-52909d {
  color: #52909d;
}
Background
.bg-52909d {
  background-color: #52909d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-52909d {
  border: 2px solid #52909d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #52909d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 144 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 31% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-52909d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #52909d, #526a9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-52909d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 144 157 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.58 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.80 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.96 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.67 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.35 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 10.60 #008080 Teal ΔE 11.47 #ad6f62 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#52909d  rgb(82, 144, 157)  hsl(190, 31%, 47%)  Cadet Blue
#9d5f52  rgb(157, 95, 82)  hsl(10, 31%, 47%)  Redwood
#9d5290  rgb(157, 82, 144)  hsl(310, 31%, 47%)  Deep Plum
#909d52  rgb(144, 157, 82)  hsl(70, 31%, 47%)  Moss Green