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#525973

#525973 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#525973 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 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.7% cyan, 22.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.9% black. Its hue angle is 227.27°, with 16.75% saturation and 38.63% 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 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 11.3.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1018

Complementary

  1. #525973
  2. #736c52

Split complementary

  1. #525973
  2. #735c52
  3. #6a7352

Analogous

  1. #526a73
  2. #525973
  3. #5c5273

Triadic

  1. #525973
  2. #735259
  3. #597352

Tetradic

  1. #525973
  2. #6c5273
  3. #736c52
  4. #597352

Square

  1. #525973
  2. #73526a
  3. #736c52
  4. #52735c

Monochromatic

  1. #12141a
  2. #323646
  3. #525973
  4. #757d9d
  5. #a2a7bc

Shades

#525973 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #525973
  2. #4a5068
  3. #42475c
  4. #393e51
  5. #313545
  6. #292d3a
  7. #21242e
  8. #191b23
  9. #101217
  10. #08090c
  11. #000000

Tints

#525973 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #525973
  2. #636a81
  3. #757a8f
  4. #868b9d
  5. #979bab
  6. #a9acb9
  7. #babdc7
  8. #cbcdd5
  9. #dcdee3
  10. #eeeef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#525973 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #525973
  2. #575d74
  3. #5b6176
  4. #606577
  5. #646978
  6. #696d7a
  7. #6e707b
  8. #72747c
  9. #77787d
  10. #7b7c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #575965 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #515b74 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f5972 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a5e62 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #525a74 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #505973 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d5c69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-525973 {
  color: #525973;
}
Background
.bg-525973 {
  background-color: #525973;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-525973 {
  border: 2px solid #525973;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #525973;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 17% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-525973 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #525973, #5c5273);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-525973 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 115 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 11.30 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 12.22 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 12.50 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 12.91 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 12.93 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 12.94 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 13.24 #ada68c Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#525973  rgb(82, 89, 115)  hsl(227, 17%, 39%)  Queen Blue
#736c52  rgb(115, 108, 82)  hsl(47, 17%, 39%)  Raw Umber
#735259  rgb(115, 82, 89)  hsl(347, 17%, 39%)  Liver
#597352  rgb(89, 115, 82)  hsl(107, 17%, 39%)  Fern Green