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#526fa8 color: Plunder

#526fa8 is rgb(82, 111, 168) in RGB and oklch(54.463% 0.09591 263.036) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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220°
100%

54.5%
0.096
263°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.20:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #526fa8

#526fa8 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 54.5% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 263°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5:1 contrast and black text 4.2:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Plunder (#5072a9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #526fa8 mixed with white

  1. 526fa8
  2. 627db1
  3. 728bba
  4. 8399c3
  5. 94a7cc
  6. a5b5d4
  7. b7c4dd
  8. c8d3e6
  9. dae1ee
  10. edf0f7

Darker: #526fa8 mixed with black

  1. 526fa8
  2. 466092
  3. 3b517c
  4. 2f4267
  5. 253452
  6. 1a273f
  7. 111a2c
  8. 080e1a
  9. 02040a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #526fa8 with less saturation

  1. 526fa8
  2. 556fa3
  3. 58709d
  4. 5b7098
  5. 5e7092
  6. 61708d
  7. 647087
  8. 677081
  9. 6a707c
  10. 6d7076

Questions about #526fa8

What color is #526fa8?

#526fa8 is soft blue. The closest named color is Plunder. In RGB it is rgb(82, 111, 168), in HSL hsl(219.77, 34.4%, 49.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.463% 0.09591 263.036).

What colors go well with #526fa8?

The complementary color of #526fa8 is #8b6a23. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #28799f and #7265a3. The triadic partners are #a05855 and #4d7e4a.

Is white or black text more readable on #526fa8?

White text reads better on #526fa8: white gives a contrast ratio of 5:1 and black gives 4.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #526fa8 a warm or cool color?

#526fa8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 263 degrees, its lightness 54.5% and its chroma 0.096.