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#525975

#525975 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#525975 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 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.91% cyan, 23.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 228°, with 17.59% saturation and 39.02% 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 6.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 11.23.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1022

Complementary

  1. #525975
  2. #756e52

Split complementary

  1. #525975
  2. #755d52
  3. #6b7552

Analogous

  1. #526b75
  2. #525975
  3. #5d5275

Triadic

  1. #525975
  2. #755259
  3. #597552

Tetradic

  1. #525975
  2. #6e5275
  3. #756e52
  4. #597552

Square

  1. #525975
  2. #75526b
  3. #756e52
  4. #52755d

Monochromatic

  1. #13151b
  2. #323748
  3. #525975
  4. #757d9e
  5. #a2a8be

Shades

#525975 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #525975
  2. #4a5069
  3. #42475e
  4. #393e52
  5. #313546
  6. #292d3b
  7. #21242f
  8. #191b23
  9. #101217
  10. #08090c
  11. #000000

Tints

#525975 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #525975
  2. #636a83
  3. #757a91
  4. #868b9e
  5. #979bac
  6. #a9acba
  7. #babdc8
  8. #cbcdd6
  9. #dcdee3
  10. #eeeef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#525975 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #525975
  2. #575d76
  3. #5b6177
  4. #606578
  5. #646979
  6. #696d7b
  7. #6e707c
  8. #72747d
  9. #77787e
  10. #7b7c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #575a66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #515c76 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e5974 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #495e63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #515b76 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #505975 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d5c6a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-525975 {
  color: #525975;
}
Background
.bg-525975 {
  background-color: #525975;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-525975 {
  border: 2px solid #525975;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #525975;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 18% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-525975 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #525975, #5d5275);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-525975 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 117 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 11.23 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 12.55 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 12.74 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 12.91 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 12.95 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 12.95 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 13.06 #ada68a Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#525975  rgb(82, 89, 117)  hsl(228, 18%, 39%)  Queen Blue
#756e52  rgb(117, 110, 82)  hsl(48, 18%, 39%)  Raw Umber
#755259  rgb(117, 82, 89)  hsl(348, 18%, 39%)  Tuscan Red
#597552  rgb(89, 117, 82)  hsl(108, 18%, 39%)  Fern Green