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#526dba color: Amparo Blue

#526dba is rgb(82, 109, 186) in RGB and oklch(55.058% 0.12419 267.658) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

55.1%
0.124
268°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-700
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.94:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.26:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #526dba

#526dba is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 55.1% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 268°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.94:1 contrast and black text 4.26:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Amparo Blue (#556cb5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #526dba mixed with white

  1. 526dba
  2. 627bc2
  3. 728ac9
  4. 8298d0
  5. 93a7d8
  6. a5b5df
  7. b6c4e5
  8. c8d2ec
  9. dae1f3
  10. ecf0f9

Darker: #526dba mixed with black

  1. 526dba
  2. 465ea1
  3. 3b4f89
  4. 2f4172
  5. 25335c
  6. 1a2646
  7. 111932
  8. 080d1e
  9. 02040d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #526dba with less saturation

  1. 526dba
  2. 556eb3
  3. 586fac
  4. 5b70a5
  5. 5f709e
  6. 627197
  7. 65718f
  8. 687188
  9. 6b7281
  10. 6e7279

Questions about #526dba

What color is #526dba?

#526dba is soft blue. The closest named color is Amparo Blue. In RGB it is rgb(82, 109, 186), in HSL hsl(224.42, 42.98%, 52.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.058% 0.12419 267.658).

What colors go well with #526dba?

The complementary color of #526dba is #906c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007ab1 and #7b60b0. The triadic partners are #af5148 and #358545.

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

White text reads better on #526dba: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and black gives 4.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #526dba a warm or cool color?

#526dba is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 268 degrees, its lightness 55.1% and its chroma 0.124.