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#5872BB

#5872bb ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5872bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.51% red, 44.71% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.94% cyan, 39.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 224.24°, with 42.13% saturation and 53.92% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.74.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.177

Complementary

  1. #5872bb
  2. #bba158

Split complementary

  1. #5872bb
  2. #bb6f58
  3. #a4bb58

Analogous

  1. #58a4bb
  2. #5872bb
  3. #6f58bb

Triadic

  1. #5872bb
  2. #bb5872
  3. #72bb58

Tetradic

  1. #5872bb
  2. #a158bb
  3. #bba158
  4. #72bb58

Square

  1. #5872bb
  2. #bb58a4
  3. #bba158
  4. #58bb6f

Monochromatic

  1. #233157
  2. #394f8d
  3. #5872bb
  4. #8ea0d1
  5. #c5cee7

Shades

#5872bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5872bb
  2. #4f67a8
  3. #465b96
  4. #3e5083
  5. #354470
  6. #2c395e
  7. #232e4b
  8. #1a2238
  9. #121725
  10. #090b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#5872bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5872bb
  2. #6980c2
  3. #798ec9
  4. #8a9ccf
  5. #9baad6
  6. #acb9dd
  7. #bcc7e4
  8. #cdd5eb
  9. #dee3f1
  10. #eef1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5872bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5872bb
  2. #5c73b5
  3. #6075af
  4. #6476a9
  5. #6878a3
  6. #6c799e
  7. #707a98
  8. #747c92
  9. #787d8c
  10. #7c7f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a7496 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5579be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4971b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #28828d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5677bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5071ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #407ca2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5872bb {
  color: #5872bb;
}
Background
.bg-5872bb {
  background-color: #5872bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5872bb {
  border: 2px solid #5872bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5872bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 88 114 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 42% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5872bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5872bb, #6f58bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5872bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(88 114 187 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.74 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.78 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.99 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.04 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.93 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.32 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.37 #a78d44 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#5872bb  rgb(88, 114, 187)  hsl(224, 42%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#bba158  rgb(187, 161, 88)  hsl(44, 42%, 54%)  Brass
#bb5872  rgb(187, 88, 114)  hsl(344, 42%, 54%)  Rose Gold
#72bb58  rgb(114, 187, 88)  hsl(104, 42%, 54%)  Mantis