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#526ece color: Cornflower

#526ece is rgb(82, 110, 206) in RGB and oklch(56.525% 0.15118 268.939) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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226°
100%

56.5%
0.151
269°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.69:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.48:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #526ece

#526ece is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.5% lightness, 0.151 chroma and a hue of 269°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.69:1 contrast and black text 4.48:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cornflower (#5170d7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #526ece mixed with white

  1. 526ece
  2. 617dd4
  3. 728cda
  4. 829adf
  5. 93a8e5
  6. a4b7ea
  7. b6c5ee
  8. c8d4f3
  9. dae2f7
  10. ecf0fb

Darker: #526ece mixed with black

  1. 526ece
  2. 465fb3
  3. 3b5098
  4. 2f417f
  5. 253366
  6. 1a264e
  7. 111938
  8. 080e23
  9. 02040f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #526ece with less saturation

  1. 526ece
  2. 5570c5
  3. 5971bd
  4. 5c72b4
  5. 6073ac
  6. 6474a3
  7. 67759a
  8. 6b7591
  9. 6f7688
  10. 72767f

Questions about #526ece

What color is #526ece?

#526ece is soft blue. The closest named color is Cornflower. In RGB it is rgb(82, 110, 206), in HSL hsl(226.45, 55.86%, 56.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.525% 0.15118 268.939).

What colors go well with #526ece?

The complementary color of #526ece is #967000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007fc4 and #835ec1. The triadic partners are #bf4b3f and #188d40.

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

White text reads better on #526ece: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and black gives 4.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #526ece a warm or cool color?

#526ece is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 269 degrees, its lightness 56.5% and its chroma 0.151.