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#526fa0 color: Chesty Bond

#526fa0 is rgb(82, 111, 160) in RGB and oklch(54.04% 0.08448 260.54) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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218°
100%

54%
0.084
261°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 37%

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 #526fa0

#526fa0 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 54% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 261°.

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 Chesty Bond (#516fa0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #526fa0 mixed with white

  1. 526fa0
  2. 627daa
  3. 728bb3
  4. 8399bd
  5. 94a7c6
  6. a5b5d0
  7. b7c4d9
  8. c8d2e3
  9. dae1ec
  10. edf0f6

Darker: #526fa0 mixed with black

  1. 526fa0
  2. 46608b
  3. 3b5176
  4. 2f4261
  5. 25344e
  6. 1a273b
  7. 111a29
  8. 080e19
  9. 020409
  10. 000101

Calmer: #526fa0 with less saturation

  1. 526fa0
  2. 556f9b
  3. 586f96
  4. 5b6f92
  5. 5e6f8d
  6. 616f88
  7. 646f83
  8. 666f7e
  9. 696f79
  10. 6c6f74

Questions about #526fa0

What color is #526fa0?

#526fa0 is soft blue. The closest named color is Chesty Bond. In RGB it is rgb(82, 111, 160), in HSL hsl(217.69, 32.23%, 47.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.04% 0.08448 260.54).

What colors go well with #526fa0?

The complementary color of #526fa0 is #886930. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #327897 and #6f669c. The triadic partners are #9a5a5a and #537b4c.

Is white or black text more readable on #526fa0?

White text reads better on #526fa0: 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 #526fa0 a warm or cool color?

#526fa0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 261 degrees, its lightness 54% and its chroma 0.084.