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#529BBC

#529bbc ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#529bbc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 60.78% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.38% cyan, 17.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 198.68°, with 44.17% saturation and 52.94% 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 6.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.44.

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Relative luminance0.2887

Complementary

  1. #529bbc
  2. #bc7352

Split complementary

  1. #529bbc
  2. #bc5266
  3. #bca852

Analogous

  1. #52bca8
  2. #529bbc
  3. #5266bc

Triadic

  1. #529bbc
  2. #bc529b
  3. #9bbc52

Tetradic

  1. #529bbc
  2. #7352bc
  3. #bc7352
  4. #9bbc52

Square

  1. #529bbc
  2. #a852bc
  3. #bc7352
  4. #66bc52

Monochromatic

  1. #214454
  2. #36718b
  3. #529bbc
  4. #89bbd1
  5. #c0dbe7

Shades

#529bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #529bbc
  2. #4a8ca9
  3. #427c96
  4. #396d84
  5. #315d71
  6. #294e5e
  7. #213e4b
  8. #192f38
  9. #101f26
  10. #081013
  11. #000000

Tints

#529bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #529bbc
  2. #63a5c3
  3. #75afc9
  4. #86b9d0
  5. #97c3d7
  6. #a9cdde
  7. #bad7e4
  8. #cbe1eb
  9. #dcebf2
  10. #eef5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#529bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #529bbc
  2. #5798b6
  3. #5b96b0
  4. #6093aa
  5. #6490a4
  6. #698e9e
  7. #6e8b98
  8. #728892
  9. #77858c
  10. #7b8386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e96a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a99be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b8dbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a4a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #789abd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d93bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2fa1af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-529bbc {
  color: #529bbc;
}
Background
.bg-529bbc {
  background-color: #529bbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-529bbc {
  border: 2px solid #529bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #529bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 155 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 44% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-529bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #529bbc, #5266bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-529bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 155 188 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.44 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.47 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.61 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.51 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.20 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.23 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 11.19 #ad6443 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#529bbc  rgb(82, 155, 188)  hsl(199, 44%, 53%)  Carolina Blue
#bc7352  rgb(188, 115, 82)  hsl(19, 44%, 53%)  Cafe au Lait
#bc529b  rgb(188, 82, 155)  hsl(319, 44%, 53%)  Mulberry
#9bbc52  rgb(155, 188, 82)  hsl(79, 44%, 53%)  Olivine