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#052DCD

#052dcd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#052dcd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 17.65% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.56% cyan, 78.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 228°, with 95.24% saturation and 41.18% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.62.

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Relative luminance0.0632

Complementary

  1. #052dcd
  2. #cda505

Split complementary

  1. #052dcd
  2. #cd4105
  3. #91cd05

Analogous

  1. #0591cd
  2. #052dcd
  3. #4105cd

Triadic

  1. #052dcd
  2. #cd052d
  3. #2dcd05

Tetradic

  1. #052dcd
  2. #a505cd
  3. #cda505
  4. #2dcd05

Square

  1. #052dcd
  2. #cd0591
  3. #cda505
  4. #05cd41

Monochromatic

  1. #010c38
  2. #031d82
  3. #052dcd
  4. #254ffa
  5. #708cfc

Shades

#052dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #052dcd
  2. #0529b9
  3. #0424a4
  4. #042090
  5. #031b7b
  6. #031767
  7. #021252
  8. #020e3e
  9. #010929
  10. #010515
  11. #000000

Tints

#052dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #052dcd
  2. #1e42d2
  3. #3757d7
  4. #506cdc
  5. #6981e1
  6. #8296e6
  7. #9babeb
  8. #b4c0f0
  9. #cdd5f5
  10. #e6eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#052dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #052dcd
  2. #1135c5
  3. #1e3ebe
  4. #2a46b6
  5. #364eae
  6. #4357a7
  7. #4f5f9f
  8. #5b6797
  9. #676f8f
  10. #747888
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #373e91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004fa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-052dcd {
  color: #052dcd;
}
Background
.bg-052dcd {
  background-color: #052dcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-052dcd {
  border: 2px solid #052dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #052dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 45 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-052dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #052dcd, #4105cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-052dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 45 205 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.62 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.54 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.87 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.49 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.13 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.35 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.59 #fad232 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#052dcd  rgb(5, 45, 205)  hsl(228, 95%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#cda505  rgb(205, 165, 5)  hsl(48, 95%, 41%)  Metallic Gold
#cd052d  rgb(205, 5, 45)  hsl(348, 95%, 41%)  Fire Engine Red
#2dcd05  rgb(45, 205, 5)  hsl(108, 95%, 41%)  Lime Green