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#5260ab color: Submarine Base

#5260ab is rgb(82, 96, 171) in RGB and oklch(51.394% 0.11937 273.521) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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231°
100%

51.4%
0.119
274°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.80:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.62:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #5260ab

#5260ab is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 51.4% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 274°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast and black text 3.62:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Submarine Base (#5566aa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #5260ab mixed with white

  1. 5260ab
  2. 6170b4
  3. 717fbd
  4. 818fc6
  5. 929ece
  6. a4aed7
  7. b5bedf
  8. c7cee7
  9. d9deef
  10. eceff7

Darker: #5260ab mixed with black

  1. 5260ab
  2. 465294
  3. 3b457e
  4. 2f3868
  5. 252c54
  6. 1a2040
  7. 11152d
  8. 080a1b
  9. 02030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #5260ab with less saturation

  1. 5260ab
  2. 5461a4
  3. 56629e
  4. 586397
  5. 5a6491
  6. 5c658a
  7. 5e6683
  8. 60667c
  9. 636775
  10. 65676e

Questions about #5260ab

What color is #5260ab?

#5260ab is soft indigo. The closest named color is Submarine Base. In RGB it is rgb(82, 96, 171), in HSL hsl(230.56, 35.18%, 49.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.394% 0.11937 273.521).

What colors go well with #5260ab?

The complementary color of #5260ab is #7e6400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #116da6 and #76549f. The triadic partners are #a04937 and #1c7a45.

Is white or black text more readable on #5260ab?

White text reads better on #5260ab: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and black gives 3.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5260ab a warm or cool color?

#5260ab is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 274 degrees, its lightness 51.4% and its chroma 0.119.