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#052D86

#052d86 ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#052d86 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 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.27% cyan, 66.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 221.4°, with 92.81% saturation and 27.25% 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 12.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0363

Complementary

  1. #052d86
  2. #865e05

Split complementary

  1. #052d86
  2. #861e05
  3. #6d8605

Analogous

  1. #056d86
  2. #052d86
  3. #1e0586

Triadic

  1. #052d86
  2. #86052d
  3. #2d8605

Tetradic

  1. #052d86
  2. #5e0586
  3. #865e05
  4. #2d8605

Square

  1. #052d86
  2. #86056d
  3. #865e05
  4. #05861e

Monochromatic

  1. #010714
  2. #02143c
  3. #052d86
  4. #0846d0
  5. #2d6cf7

Shades

#052d86 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #052d86
  2. #052979
  3. #04246b
  4. #04205e
  5. #031b50
  6. #031743
  7. #021236
  8. #020e28
  9. #01091b
  10. #01050d
  11. #000000

Tints

#052d86 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #052d86
  2. #1e4292
  3. #37579e
  4. #506caa
  5. #6981b6
  6. #8296c3
  7. #9babcf
  8. #b4c0db
  9. #cdd5e7
  10. #e6eaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#052d86 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #052d86
  2. #113585
  3. #1e3e85
  4. #2a4684
  5. #364e84
  6. #435783
  7. #4f5f82
  8. #5b6782
  9. #676f81
  10. #747881
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #293260 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003c89 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003084 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004555 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003688 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002f85 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-052d86 {
  color: #052d86;
}
Background
.bg-052d86 {
  background-color: #052d86;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-052d86 {
  border: 2px solid #052d86;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #052d86;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 45 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 93% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-052d86 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #052d86, #1e0586);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-052d86 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 45 134 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 3.00 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.26 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.90 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.75 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.02 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.14 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.37 #fad279 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Smalt
#052d86  rgb(5, 45, 134)  hsl(221, 93%, 27%)  Smalt
#865e05  rgb(134, 94, 5)  hsl(41, 93%, 27%)  Golden Brown
#86052d  rgb(134, 5, 45)  hsl(341, 93%, 27%)  Claret
#2d8605  rgb(45, 134, 5)  hsl(101, 93%, 27%)  India Green