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#052D91

#052d91 ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#052d91 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 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.55% cyan, 68.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 222.86°, with 93.33% saturation and 29.41% 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 11.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 2.01.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0395

Complementary

  1. #052d91
  2. #916905

Split complementary

  1. #052d91
  2. #912305
  3. #739105

Analogous

  1. #057391
  2. #052d91
  3. #230591

Triadic

  1. #052d91
  2. #91052d
  3. #2d9105

Tetradic

  1. #052d91
  2. #690591
  3. #916905
  4. #2d9105

Square

  1. #052d91
  2. #910573
  3. #916905
  4. #059123

Monochromatic

  1. #010614
  2. #021647
  3. #052d91
  4. #0844db
  5. #376ef8

Shades

#052d91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #052d91
  2. #052983
  3. #042474
  4. #042066
  5. #031b57
  6. #031749
  7. #02123a
  8. #020e2c
  9. #01091d
  10. #01050f
  11. #000000

Tints

#052d91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #052d91
  2. #1e429c
  3. #3757a7
  4. #506cb2
  5. #6981bd
  6. #8296c8
  7. #9babd3
  8. #b4c0de
  9. #cdd5e9
  10. #e6eaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#052d91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #052d91
  2. #11358f
  3. #1e3e8e
  4. #2a468c
  5. #364e8a
  6. #435789
  7. #4f5f87
  8. #5b6785
  9. #676f83
  10. #747882
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2b3467 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003e94 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00328f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00495b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003893 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003090 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003f74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-052d91 {
  color: #052d91;
}
Background
.bg-052d91 {
  background-color: #052d91;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-052d91 {
  border: 2px solid #052d91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #052d91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 45 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 93% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-052d91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #052d91, #230591);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-052d91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 45 145 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 2.01 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.10 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.42 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.67 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.02 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.17 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.46 #fad26e Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Smalt
#052d91  rgb(5, 45, 145)  hsl(223, 93%, 29%)  Smalt
#916905  rgb(145, 105, 5)  hsl(43, 93%, 29%)  Golden Brown
#91052d  rgb(145, 5, 45)  hsl(343, 93%, 29%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2d9105  rgb(45, 145, 5)  hsl(103, 93%, 29%)  Islamic Green