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#052D85

#052d85 ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#052d85 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 17.65% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.24% cyan, 66.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 221.25°, with 92.75% saturation and 27.06% 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 12.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 3.13.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.036

Complementary

  1. #052d85
  2. #855d05

Split complementary

  1. #052d85
  2. #851d05
  3. #6d8505

Analogous

  1. #056d85
  2. #052d85
  3. #1d0585

Triadic

  1. #052d85
  2. #85052d
  3. #2d8505

Tetradic

  1. #052d85
  2. #5d0585
  3. #855d05
  4. #2d8505

Square

  1. #052d85
  2. #85056d
  3. #855d05
  4. #05851d

Monochromatic

  1. #010714
  2. #02143b
  3. #052d85
  4. #0846cf
  5. #2c6bf7

Shades

#052d85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #052d85
  2. #052978
  3. #04246a
  4. #04205d
  5. #031b50
  6. #031743
  7. #021235
  8. #020e28
  9. #01091b
  10. #01050d
  11. #000000

Tints

#052d85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #052d85
  2. #1e4291
  3. #37579d
  4. #506caa
  5. #6981b6
  6. #8296c2
  7. #9babce
  8. #b4c0da
  9. #cdd5e7
  10. #e6eaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#052d85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #052d85
  2. #113585
  3. #1e3e84
  4. #2a4684
  5. #364e83
  6. #435783
  7. #4f5f82
  8. #5b6782
  9. #676f81
  10. #747881
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #29325f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003b88 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003083 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004554 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003687 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002f84 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-052d85 {
  color: #052d85;
}
Background
.bg-052d85 {
  background-color: #052d85;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-052d85 {
  border: 2px solid #052d85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #052d85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 45 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 93% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-052d85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #052d85, #1d0585);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-052d85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 45 133 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 3.13 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.39 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.04 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.74 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.10 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.28 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.49 #fad27a Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Smalt
#052d85  rgb(5, 45, 133)  hsl(221, 93%, 27%)  Smalt
#855d05  rgb(133, 93, 5)  hsl(41, 93%, 27%)  Golden Brown
#85052d  rgb(133, 5, 45)  hsl(341, 93%, 27%)  Claret
#2d8505  rgb(45, 133, 5)  hsl(101, 93%, 27%)  India Green