#529dc5

Color #529dc5

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.64 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#529dc5

RGB

rgb(82, 157, 197)

HSL

hsl(200.9, 49.8%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.9, 58.4%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.4%, 20.3%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(61.6, -11.53, -27.62)

LCH

lch(61.6, 29.93, 247.34)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.0954, 234.04)

HWB

hwb(200.9, 32.2%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c57a52

Analogous

#52c5b4

#529dc5

#5263c5

Triadic

#529dc5

#c5529d

#9dc552

Split-complementary

#529dc5

#c55263

#c5b452

Tetradic

#529dc5

#7a52c5

#c57a52

#9dc552

Square

#529dc5

#b452c5

#c57a52

#63c552

Shades

Color #529dc5 mixed toward black.

#3a86ae

#2f6b8b

#235068

#173646

#0c1b23

Tints

Color #529dc5 mixed toward white.

#6fadcf

#8cbed8

#a8cee2

#c5deec

#e2eff5

Tones

Color #529dc5 mixed toward gray.

#5c9abb

#6597b2

#6f94a8

#78919f

#828e95

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7abc · ΔE 19.4

Deuteranopia

#756fba · ΔE 21.7

Tritanopia

#58b5b3 · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #529dc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#529dc5]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#529dc5 (#529dc5) is rgb(82, 157, 197) in RGB.

No, #529dc5 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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