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#052D84

#052d84 ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#052d84 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 17.65% green and 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.21% cyan, 65.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.24% black. Its hue angle is 221.1°, with 92.7% saturation and 26.86% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 3.25.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0357

Complementary

  1. #052d84
  2. #845c05

Split complementary

  1. #052d84
  2. #841c05
  3. #6c8405

Analogous

  1. #056c84
  2. #052d84
  3. #1c0584

Triadic

  1. #052d84
  2. #84052d
  3. #2d8405

Tetradic

  1. #052d84
  2. #5c0584
  3. #845c05
  4. #2d8405

Square

  1. #052d84
  2. #84056c
  3. #845c05
  4. #05841c

Monochromatic

  1. #010714
  2. #02143a
  3. #052d84
  4. #0846ce
  5. #2b6bf7

Shades

#052d84 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #052d84
  2. #052977
  3. #04246a
  4. #04205c
  5. #031b4f
  6. #031742
  7. #021235
  8. #020e28
  9. #01091a
  10. #01050d
  11. #000000

Tints

#052d84 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #052d84
  2. #1e4290
  3. #37579d
  4. #506ca9
  5. #6981b5
  6. #8296c2
  7. #9babce
  8. #b4c0da
  9. #cdd5e6
  10. #e6eaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#052d84 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #052d84
  2. #113584
  3. #1e3e83
  4. #2a4683
  5. #364e82
  6. #435782
  7. #4f5f82
  8. #5b6781
  9. #676f81
  10. #747880
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #29325f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003b87 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003082 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004454 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003686 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002f83 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c6a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-052d84 {
  color: #052d84;
}
Background
.bg-052d84 {
  background-color: #052d84;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-052d84 {
  border: 2px solid #052d84;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #052d84;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 45 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 93% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-052d84 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #052d84, #1c0584);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-052d84 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 45 132 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 3.25 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.53 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.19 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.73 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.18 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.38 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.42 #fad27b Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Smalt
#052d84  rgb(5, 45, 132)  hsl(221, 93%, 27%)  Smalt
#845c05  rgb(132, 92, 5)  hsl(41, 93%, 27%)  Golden Brown
#84052d  rgb(132, 5, 45)  hsl(341, 93%, 27%)  Claret
#2d8405  rgb(45, 132, 5)  hsl(101, 93%, 27%)  India Green