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#525980

#525980 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#525980 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 34.9% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.94% cyan, 30.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 230.87°, with 21.9% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 10.78.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.105

Complementary

  1. #525980
  2. #807952

Split complementary

  1. #525980
  2. #806252
  3. #708052

Analogous

  1. #527080
  2. #525980
  3. #625280

Triadic

  1. #525980
  2. #805259
  3. #598052

Tetradic

  1. #525980
  2. #795280
  3. #807952
  4. #598052

Square

  1. #525980
  2. #805270
  3. #807952
  4. #528062

Monochromatic

  1. #161823
  2. #343951
  3. #525980
  4. #777ea8
  5. #a5aac6

Shades

#525980 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #525980
  2. #4a5073
  3. #424766
  4. #393e5a
  5. #31354d
  6. #292d40
  7. #212433
  8. #191b26
  9. #10121a
  10. #08090d
  11. #000000

Tints

#525980 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #525980
  2. #636a8d
  3. #757a99
  4. #868ba6
  5. #979bb3
  6. #a9acc0
  7. #babdcc
  8. #cbcdd9
  9. #dcdee6
  10. #eeeef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#525980 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #525980
  2. #575d80
  3. #5b6180
  4. #606580
  5. #646980
  6. #696d80
  7. #6e7080
  8. #727480
  9. #777880
  10. #7b7c80
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #585a6c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d5d82 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a597f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #456067 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f5b81 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d597f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b5e72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-525980 {
  color: #525980;
}
Background
.bg-525980 {
  background-color: #525980;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-525980 {
  border: 2px solid #525980;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #525980;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 22% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-525980 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #525980, #625280);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-525980 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 128 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.78 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.78 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 11.58 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 11.73 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 12.55 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 12.78 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 13.02 #ada67f Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#525980  rgb(82, 89, 128)  hsl(231, 22%, 41%)  Dark Slate Blue
#807952  rgb(128, 121, 82)  hsl(51, 22%, 41%)  Raw Umber
#805259  rgb(128, 82, 89)  hsl(351, 22%, 41%)  Tuscan Red
#598052  rgb(89, 128, 82)  hsl(111, 22%, 41%)  Fern Green