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#5261CC

#5261cc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5261cc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 38.04% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.8% cyan, 52.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 232.62°, with 54.46% saturation and 56.08% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.56.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.147

Complementary

  1. #5261cc
  2. #ccbd52

Split complementary

  1. #5261cc
  2. #cc8052
  3. #9ecc52

Analogous

  1. #529ecc
  2. #5261cc
  3. #8052cc

Triadic

  1. #5261cc
  2. #cc5261
  3. #61cc52

Tetradic

  1. #5261cc
  2. #bd52cc
  3. #ccbd52
  4. #61cc52

Square

  1. #5261cc
  2. #cc529e
  3. #ccbd52
  4. #52cc80

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2767
  2. #303ea2
  3. #5261cc
  4. #8d97dd
  5. #c8cdef

Shades

#5261cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5261cc
  2. #4a57b8
  3. #424ea3
  4. #39448f
  5. #313a7a
  6. #293166
  7. #212752
  8. #191d3d
  9. #101329
  10. #080a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#5261cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5261cc
  2. #6371d1
  3. #7581d6
  4. #8690db
  5. #97a0e0
  6. #a9b0e6
  7. #bac0eb
  8. #cbd0f0
  9. #dcdff5
  10. #eeeffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5261cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5261cc
  2. #5764c4
  3. #5b67bd
  4. #606ab5
  5. #646dae
  6. #6971a6
  7. #6e749e
  8. #727797
  9. #777a8f
  10. #7b7d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #62679b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2170d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a6bce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3264cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e71aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5261cc {
  color: #5261cc;
}
Background
.bg-5261cc {
  background-color: #5261cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5261cc {
  border: 2px solid #5261cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5261cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 97 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 54% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5261cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5261cc, #8052cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5261cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 97 204 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.56 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.31 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.56 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.18 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.54 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.97 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.25 #ad9e33 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#5261cc  rgb(82, 97, 204)  hsl(233, 54%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#ccbd52  rgb(204, 189, 82)  hsl(53, 54%, 56%)  Vegas Gold
#cc5261  rgb(204, 82, 97)  hsl(353, 54%, 56%)  Brick Red
#61cc52  rgb(97, 204, 82)  hsl(113, 54%, 56%)  Lime Green