#527bbd

Color #527bbd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.8 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#527bbd

RGB

rgb(82, 123, 189)

HSL

hsl(217, 44.8%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217, 56.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(56.6%, 34.9%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(51.42, 5.53, -38.96)

LCH

lch(51.42, 39.35, 278.08)

OKLCH

oklch(58.3%, 0.112, 259.55)

HWB

hwb(217, 32.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd9452

Analogous

#52b0bd

#527bbd

#5e52bd

Triadic

#527bbd

#bd527b

#7bbd52

Split-complementary

#527bbd

#bd5e52

#b0bd52

Tetradic

#527bbd

#9452bd

#bd9452

#7bbd52

Square

#527bbd

#bd52b0

#bd9452

#52bd5e

Shades

Color #527bbd mixed toward black.

#3e65a3

#325183

#253d62

#192841

#0c1421

Tints

Color #527bbd mixed toward white.

#6f91c8

#8ca7d3

#a8bdde

#c5d3e9

#e2e9f4

Tones

Color #527bbd mixed toward gray.

#5b7db4

#647fab

#6d81a2

#768399

#7e8590

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6667b0 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#6461ad · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#55a5a2 · ΔE 27

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #527bbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#527bbd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#527bbd (#527bbd) is rgb(82, 123, 189) in RGB.

No, #527bbd is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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