#526ea3

Color #526ea3

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.95 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#526ea3

RGB

rgb(82, 110, 163)

HSL

hsl(219.3, 33.1%, 48%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.3, 49.7%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(49.7%, 32.5%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(46.43, 5.04, -31.71)

LCH

lch(46.43, 32.11, 279.03)

OKLCH

oklch(54%, 0.0899, 262.46)

HWB

hwb(219.3, 32.2%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a38752

Analogous

#5296a3

#526ea3

#5e52a3

Triadic

#526ea3

#a3526e

#6ea352

Split-complementary

#526ea3

#a35e52

#96a352

Tetradic

#526ea3

#8752a3

#a38752

#6ea352

Square

#526ea3

#a35296

#a38752

#52a35e

Shades

Color #526ea3 mixed toward black.

#445c88

#37496d

#293751

#1b2536

#0e121b

Tints

Color #526ea3 mixed toward white.

#6c85b5

#899ec4

#a7b6d3

#c4cee1

#e2e7f0

Tones

Color #526ea3 mixed toward gray.

#59709c

#5f7295

#66748f

#6d7688

#747881

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.12:1

White text reads better on this background (5.1:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f6098 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#5e5c96 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#548f8d · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 18.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #526ea3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#526ea3]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#526ea3 (#526ea3) is rgb(82, 110, 163) in RGB.

No, #526ea3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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