#5290bd

Steel Blue

Closest match (95% match)

Color formats

RGB

rgb(82, 144, 189)

Red, Green, Blue components

HSL

hsl(205, 45%, 53%)

Hue, Saturation, Lightness

CMYK

cmyk(57, 24, 0, 26)

Print color encoding

Luminance

0.254

Relative luminance

Variations

Shades (Darkening)

Tints (Lightening)

Tones (Reduced saturation)

Harmonies

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Complementary (Opposite)

#5290bd

#bd7f52

Analogous (Adjacent)

#52bdb5

#5290bd

#525abd

Triadic

#5290bd

#bd5290

#90bd52

Split complementary

#5290bd

#bd525a

#bdb552

Complete conversion table

HEX

#5290BD

RGB

rgb(82,144,189)

RGBA

rgba(82,144,189, 1)

HSL

hsl(205.23,44.77%,53.14%)

OKLCH (Modern CSS)

oklch(0.63 0.09 241.8)

CSS Variable

--color: #5290bd;

Preview

Readability and Typography

Headline Test

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Headline Test

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Product Mockup

4582 •••• •••• 9018

CARDHOLDER

JOHN DOE

VALID

12/28

Mobile application

Customer support

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Data visualization

Weekly growth

+1,240

12.5%

WED

2,450

Contrast

Contrast and readability (WCAG)

On white background

3.45

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

On black background

6.08

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

Color blindness simulator

ORIG

SIM

Protanopia (red)

#5290bd#a4a4bd

ORIG

SIM

Deuteranopia (green)

#5290bd#7972bd

ORIG

SIM

Tritanopia (blue)

#5290bd#556773

ORIG

SIM

Monochrome (color blind)

#5290bd#8a8a8a

Mixing guide

How to mix this color using physical paints or printing inks.

MIXING PALETTE

74%

13%

RYB PIGMENTS

Ultramarine blue

Pigment

74%

Cadmium yellow

Pigment

13%

Titanium white

Pigment

13%

Unlike light, mixing paints makes colors darker. This simulation mimics the behavior of physical pigments.

Physical properties

Perceptual and light-related properties derived from the digital color.

Spectral relationship

Blue hue

450–495 nm • closest visible-spectrum range

750 nm

380 nm

Visual temperature

Cool

A perceptual warm–cool classification. Kelvin does not apply to an arbitrary interface color.

Cool

Neutral

Warm

Luminance (brightness)

25.4%

Dark • relative luminance

50%

100%

An RGB color is produced by combined screen light, so this range is a visual comparison rather than an exact physical wavelength.

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#52BDB5

Mulberry

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Mantis

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#BD525A

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Orient

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