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#526fb8 color: Amparo Blue

#526fb8 is rgb(82, 111, 184) in RGB and oklch(55.367% 0.11886 266.251) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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223°
100%

55.4%
0.119
266°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.86:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.32:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #526fb8

#526fb8 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 55.4% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.86:1 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 slate-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #526fb8 mixed with white

  1. 526fb8
  2. 627dc0
  3. 728bc7
  4. 839acf
  5. 94a8d6
  6. a5b6dd
  7. b6c5e4
  8. c8d3eb
  9. dae2f2
  10. ecf0f9

Darker: #526fb8 mixed with black

  1. 526fb8
  2. 4660a0
  3. 3b5188
  4. 2f4271
  5. 25345b
  6. 1a2745
  7. 111a31
  8. 080e1e
  9. 02040c
  10. 000102

Calmer: #526fb8 with less saturation

  1. 526fb8
  2. 5570b1
  3. 5971ab
  4. 5c71a4
  5. 5f729d
  6. 627296
  7. 66728f
  8. 697388
  9. 6c7381
  10. 6f737a

Questions about #526fb8

What color is #526fb8?

#526fb8 is soft blue. The closest named color is Amparo Blue. In RGB it is rgb(82, 111, 184), in HSL hsl(222.94, 41.8%, 52.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.367% 0.11886 266.251).

What colors go well with #526fb8?

The complementary color of #526fb8 is #916c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #037cae and #7a62b0. The triadic partners are #ad544d and #3d8546.

Is white or black text more readable on #526fb8?

White text reads better on #526fb8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and black gives 4.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #526fb8 a warm or cool color?

#526fb8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 55.4% and its chroma 0.119.