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#526cb1 color: Amparo Blue

#526cb1 is rgb(82, 108, 177) in RGB and oklch(54.309% 0.1125 267.046) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

54.3%
0.112
267°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.07:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.14:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #526cb1

#526cb1 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 54.3% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 267°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.07:1 contrast and black text 4.14:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Amparo Blue (#556cb5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #526cb1 mixed with white

  1. 526cb1
  2. 627ab9
  3. 7289c2
  4. 8297ca
  5. 93a6d2
  6. a5b4da
  7. b6c3e1
  8. c8d2e9
  9. dae1f0
  10. ecf0f8

Darker: #526cb1 mixed with black

  1. 526cb1
  2. 465d99
  3. 3b4e83
  4. 2f406c
  5. 253257
  6. 1a2542
  7. 11192f
  8. 080d1c
  9. 02040c
  10. 000001

Calmer: #526cb1 with less saturation

  1. 526cb1
  2. 556dab
  3. 586da4
  4. 5b6e9e
  5. 5e6f97
  6. 616f91
  7. 646f8a
  8. 676f84
  9. 6a6f7d
  10. 6c6f76

Questions about #526cb1

What color is #526cb1?

#526cb1 is soft blue. The closest named color is Amparo Blue. In RGB it is rgb(82, 108, 177), in HSL hsl(223.58, 37.85%, 50.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.309% 0.1125 267.046).

What colors go well with #526cb1?

The complementary color of #526cb1 is #8c6a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1578a8 and #7760a9. The triadic partners are #a7534b and #3d8147.

Is white or black text more readable on #526cb1?

White text reads better on #526cb1: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and black gives 4.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #526cb1 a warm or cool color?

#526cb1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 267 degrees, its lightness 54.3% and its chroma 0.112.