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#525979

#525979 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#525979 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 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.23% cyan, 26.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 229.23°, with 19.21% saturation and 39.8% 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 6.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 11.09.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1032

Complementary

  1. #525979
  2. #797252

Split complementary

  1. #525979
  2. #795e52
  3. #6c7952

Analogous

  1. #526c79
  2. #525979
  3. #5e5279

Triadic

  1. #525979
  2. #795259
  3. #597952

Tetradic

  1. #525979
  2. #725279
  3. #797252
  4. #597952

Square

  1. #525979
  2. #79526c
  3. #797252
  4. #52795e

Monochromatic

  1. #14161e
  2. #33374b
  3. #525979
  4. #767ea2
  5. #a3a9c1

Shades

#525979 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #525979
  2. #4a506d
  3. #424761
  4. #393e55
  5. #313549
  6. #292d3d
  7. #212430
  8. #191b24
  9. #101218
  10. #08090c
  11. #000000

Tints

#525979 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #525979
  2. #636a86
  3. #757a94
  4. #868ba1
  5. #979baf
  6. #a9acbc
  7. #babdc9
  8. #cbcdd7
  9. #dcdee4
  10. #eeeef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#525979 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #525979
  2. #575d7a
  3. #5b617a
  4. #60657b
  5. #64697c
  6. #696d7d
  7. #6e707d
  8. #72747e
  9. #77787f
  10. #7b7c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #575a68 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f5c7a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d5978 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #485f64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #505b7a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f5979 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c5d6d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-525979 {
  color: #525979;
}
Background
.bg-525979 {
  background-color: #525979;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-525979 {
  border: 2px solid #525979;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #525979;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 19% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-525979 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #525979, #5e5279);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-525979 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 121 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 11.09 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 11.84 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 12.36 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 12.41 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 13.16 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 13.62 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 14.00 #ada686 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#525979  rgb(82, 89, 121)  hsl(229, 19%, 40%)  Queen Blue
#797252  rgb(121, 114, 82)  hsl(49, 19%, 40%)  Raw Umber
#795259  rgb(121, 82, 89)  hsl(349, 19%, 40%)  Tuscan Red
#597952  rgb(89, 121, 82)  hsl(109, 19%, 40%)  Fern Green