What color is #52487E?

#52487E is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52487E?

The RGB value is 82, 72, 126: 82 red, 72 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52487E?

The complementary color is #747E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52487E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52487E color

#52487E rgb(82, 72, 126)

Shades of blue

The hex color #52487E is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 28.2% green and 49.4% blue (82, 72, 126).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 27% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#52487E color codes

HEX	`#52487E`
RGB	`rgb(82, 72, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 28.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 27%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 43%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 43%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.85, 17.69, -29.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.85, 34.12, 301.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.562, 7.935, 20.762)`
Decimal	`5392510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52487E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #52487E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52487E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #52487E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52487e; }
.text { color: #52487e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52487e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 72 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52487e, #6d487e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #52487E?: #52487E is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52487E?: The RGB value is 82, 72, 126: 82 red, 72 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52487E?: The complementary color is #747E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52487E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.