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#526ebc color: Amparo Blue

#526ebc is rgb(82, 110, 188) in RGB and oklch(55.391% 0.1258 267.351) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

55.4%
0.126
267°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-700
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.32:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #526ebc

#526ebc is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 55.4% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 267°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.87:1 contrast and black text 4.32:1, 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: #526ebc mixed with white

  1. 526ebc
  2. 627cc3
  3. 728bcb
  4. 8299d2
  5. 93a7d9
  6. a5b6e0
  7. b6c4e6
  8. c8d3ed
  9. dae1f3
  10. ecf0f9

Darker: #526ebc mixed with black

  1. 526ebc
  2. 465fa3
  3. 3b508b
  4. 2f4173
  5. 25335d
  6. 1a2647
  7. 111932
  8. 080e1f
  9. 02040d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #526ebc with less saturation

  1. 526ebc
  2. 556fb5
  3. 5870ae
  4. 5c71a7
  5. 5f719f
  6. 627298
  7. 667291
  8. 697289
  9. 6c7382
  10. 6f737a

Questions about #526ebc

What color is #526ebc?

#526ebc is soft blue. The closest named color is Amparo Blue. In RGB it is rgb(82, 110, 188), in HSL hsl(224.15, 44.17%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.391% 0.1258 267.351).

What colors go well with #526ebc?

The complementary color of #526ebc is #926c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007cb3 and #7c60b2. The triadic partners are #b05148 and #368645.

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

White text reads better on #526ebc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and black gives 4.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #526ebc a warm or cool color?

#526ebc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 267 degrees, its lightness 55.4% and its chroma 0.126.