#526c97

Color #526c97

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.34 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#526c97

RGB

rgb(82, 108, 151)

HSL

hsl(217.4, 29.6%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.4, 45.7%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.7%, 28.5%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(45.29, 2.52, -26.4)

LCH

lch(45.29, 26.52, 275.45)

OKLCH

oklch(52.9%, 0.0749, 260.24)

HWB

hwb(217.4, 32.2%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#977d52

Analogous

#528f97

#526c97

#5b5297

Triadic

#526c97

#97526c

#6c9752

Split-complementary

#526c97

#975b52

#8f9752

Tetradic

#526c97

#7d5297

#977d52

#6c9752

Square

#526c97

#97528f

#977d52

#52975b

Shades

Color #526c97 mixed toward black.

#445a7e

#374865

#29364c

#1b2432

#0e1219

Tints

Color #526c97 mixed toward white.

#6983ae

#879cbe

#a5b5ce

#c3cddf

#e1e6ef

Tones

Color #526c97 mixed toward gray.

#586d91

#5e6f8c

#637086

#697280

#6f737a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.95:1

White text reads better on this background (5.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5f8e · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#5d5b8c · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#548785 · ΔE 22.1

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 16.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #526c97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#526c97]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#526c97 (#526c97) is rgb(82, 108, 151) in RGB.

No, #526c97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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