Information about #052942 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#052942 falls into the Azure Color Family — Full Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(5, 41, 66) — 2% red, 16.1% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 10 / 0 / 74. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#052942 is a pure, full-strength steel-blue azure that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Tobias Blue (#0C2C47). Slightly further away sit Titans Navy (#0C2340) and Oxford Blue (#002147).

In RGB terms — rgb(5, 41, 66) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 15.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:74) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #052942 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#052942 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#052942 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #052942

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

#052942 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#052942
  • RGB5, 41, 66
  • CMYK24, 10, 0, 74
  • HSL205°, 86%, 14%
  • HSL Precise204.59°, 85.915%, 13.922%
  • HSV205°, 92%, 26%
  • HSB205°, 92%, 26%
  • HEX ID052942
  • DECIMAL ID338242
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
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