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#5262BB

#5262bb ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5262bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 38.43% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.15% cyan, 47.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 230.86°, with 43.57% saturation and 52.75% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.92.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1412

Complementary

  1. #5262bb
  2. #bbab52

Split complementary

  1. #5262bb
  2. #bb7752
  3. #97bb52

Analogous

  1. #5297bb
  2. #5262bb
  3. #7752bb

Triadic

  1. #5262bb
  2. #bb5262
  3. #62bb52

Tetradic

  1. #5262bb
  2. #ab52bb
  3. #bbab52
  4. #62bb52

Square

  1. #5262bb
  2. #bb5297
  3. #bbab52
  4. #52bb77

Monochromatic

  1. #212853
  2. #36438a
  3. #5262bb
  4. #8994d1
  5. #c0c6e6

Shades

#5262bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5262bb
  2. #4a58a8
  3. #424e96
  4. #394583
  5. #313b70
  6. #29315e
  7. #21274b
  8. #191d38
  9. #101425
  10. #080a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#5262bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5262bb
  2. #6372c2
  3. #7581c9
  4. #8691cf
  5. #97a1d6
  6. #a9b1dd
  7. #bac0e4
  8. #cbd0eb
  9. #dce0f1
  10. #eeeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5262bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5262bb
  2. #5765b5
  3. #5b68af
  4. #606ba9
  5. #646ea3
  6. #69719e
  7. #6e7498
  8. #727792
  9. #777a8c
  10. #7b7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #616691 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #386ebe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a65b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #157685 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4469bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e64ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #376e9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5262bb {
  color: #5262bb;
}
Background
.bg-5262bb {
  background-color: #5262bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5262bb {
  border: 2px solid #5262bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5262bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 98 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 44% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5262bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5262bb, #7752bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5262bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 98 187 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.92 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.49 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.32 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.41 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.52 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.62 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.81 #ad9d44 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#5262bb  rgb(82, 98, 187)  hsl(231, 44%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#bbab52  rgb(187, 171, 82)  hsl(51, 44%, 53%)  Brass
#bb5262  rgb(187, 82, 98)  hsl(351, 44%, 53%)  Brick Red
#62bb52  rgb(98, 187, 82)  hsl(111, 44%, 53%)  Mantis