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#525971

#525971 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#525971 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 34.9% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.43% cyan, 21.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black. Its hue angle is 226.45°, with 15.9% saturation and 38.24% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 11.37.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1013

Complementary

  1. #525971
  2. #716a52

Split complementary

  1. #525971
  2. #715b52
  3. #697152

Analogous

  1. #526971
  2. #525971
  3. #5b5271

Triadic

  1. #525971
  2. #715259
  3. #597152

Tetradic

  1. #525971
  2. #6a5271
  3. #716a52
  4. #597152

Square

  1. #525971
  2. #715269
  3. #716a52
  4. #52715b

Monochromatic

  1. #121318
  2. #323645
  3. #525971
  4. #757d9b
  5. #a1a7bb

Shades

#525971 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #525971
  2. #4a5066
  3. #42475a
  4. #393e4f
  5. #313544
  6. #292d39
  7. #21242d
  8. #191b22
  9. #101217
  10. #08090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#525971 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #525971
  2. #636a7f
  3. #757a8d
  4. #868b9c
  5. #979baa
  6. #a9acb8
  7. #babdc6
  8. #cbcdd4
  9. #dcdee3
  10. #eeeef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#525971 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #525971
  2. #575d73
  3. #5b6174
  4. #606576
  5. #646977
  6. #696d79
  7. #6e707a
  8. #72747c
  9. #77787d
  10. #7b7c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #575964 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #525b72 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #505870 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a5e61 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #525a72 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #515971 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d5c68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-525971 {
  color: #525971;
}
Background
.bg-525971 {
  background-color: #525971;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-525971 {
  border: 2px solid #525971;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #525971;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 16% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-525971 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #525971, #5b5271);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-525971 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 113 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 11.37 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 11.51 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 11.92 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 12.73 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 12.73 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 12.92 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 13.11 #ada68e Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#525971  rgb(82, 89, 113)  hsl(226, 16%, 38%)  Queen Blue
#716a52  rgb(113, 106, 82)  hsl(46, 16%, 38%)  Raw Umber
#715259  rgb(113, 82, 89)  hsl(346, 16%, 38%)  Liver
#597152  rgb(89, 113, 82)  hsl(106, 16%, 38%)  Fern Green