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#052D98

#052d98 ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#052d98 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 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.71% cyan, 70.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 223.67°, with 93.63% saturation and 30.78% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 1.96.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0418

Complementary

  1. #052d98
  2. #987005

Split complementary

  1. #052d98
  2. #982605
  3. #769805

Analogous

  1. #057698
  2. #052d98
  3. #260598

Triadic

  1. #052d98
  2. #98052d
  3. #2d9805

Tetradic

  1. #052d98
  2. #700598
  3. #987005
  4. #2d9805

Square

  1. #052d98
  2. #980576
  3. #987005
  4. #059826

Monochromatic

  1. #010614
  2. #03174e
  3. #052d98
  4. #0743e2
  5. #3d70f9

Shades

#052d98 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #052d98
  2. #052989
  3. #04247a
  4. #04206a
  5. #031b5b
  6. #03174c
  7. #02123d
  8. #020e2e
  9. #01091e
  10. #01050f
  11. #000000

Tints

#052d98 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #052d98
  2. #1e42a2
  3. #3757ad
  4. #506cb7
  5. #6981c1
  6. #8296cc
  7. #9babd6
  8. #b4c0e0
  9. #cdd5ea
  10. #e6eaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#052d98 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #052d98
  2. #113596
  3. #1e3e93
  4. #2a4691
  5. #364e8e
  6. #43578c
  7. #4f5f8a
  8. #5b6787
  9. #676f85
  10. #747882
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2c356c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00409b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003396 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004b5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003a9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003197 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00417a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-052d98 {
  color: #052d98;
}
Background
.bg-052d98 {
  background-color: #052d98;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-052d98 {
  border: 2px solid #052d98;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #052d98;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 45 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 94% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-052d98 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #052d98, #260598);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-052d98 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 45 152 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 1.96 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.64 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.78 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.80 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.33 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.37 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.67 #fad267 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Smalt
#052d98  rgb(5, 45, 152)  hsl(224, 94%, 31%)  Smalt
#987005  rgb(152, 112, 5)  hsl(44, 94%, 31%)  Golden Brown
#98052d  rgb(152, 5, 45)  hsl(344, 94%, 31%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2d9805  rgb(45, 152, 5)  hsl(104, 94%, 31%)  Islamic Green