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#526eb2 color: Amparo Blue

#526eb2 is rgb(82, 110, 178) in RGB and oklch(54.801% 0.11148 265.918) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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223°
100%

54.8%
0.111
266°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.96:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.23:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #526eb2

#526eb2 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 54.8% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.96:1 contrast and black text 4.23:1, 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: #526eb2 mixed with white

  1. 526eb2
  2. 627cba
  3. 728ac2
  4. 8399ca
  5. 94a7d2
  6. a5b5da
  7. b6c4e2
  8. c8d3e9
  9. dae1f1
  10. ecf0f8

Darker: #526eb2 mixed with black

  1. 526eb2
  2. 465f9a
  3. 3b5083
  4. 2f416d
  5. 253357
  6. 1a2643
  7. 11192f
  8. 080e1d
  9. 02040c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #526eb2 with less saturation

  1. 526eb2
  2. 556fac
  3. 586fa5
  4. 5b709f
  5. 5f7099
  6. 627192
  7. 65718c
  8. 687185
  9. 6b717e
  10. 6e7178

Questions about #526eb2

What color is #526eb2?

#526eb2 is soft blue. The closest named color is Amparo Blue. In RGB it is rgb(82, 110, 178), in HSL hsl(222.5, 38.4%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.801% 0.11148 265.918).

What colors go well with #526eb2?

The complementary color of #526eb2 is #8e6b02. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #157aa9 and #7762aa. The triadic partners are #a8544e and #418247.

Is white or black text more readable on #526eb2?

White text reads better on #526eb2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and black gives 4.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #526eb2 a warm or cool color?

#526eb2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 54.8% and its chroma 0.111.