What color is #525186?

#525186 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525186?

The RGB value is 82, 81, 134: 82 red, 81 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525186?

The complementary color is #858651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525186?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525186 color

#525186 rgb(82, 81, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #525186 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 31.8% green and 52.5% blue (82, 81, 134).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#525186 color codes

HEX	`#525186`
RGB	`rgb(82, 81, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 31.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 40%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 40%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.74, 14.27, -29.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.74, 32.8, 295.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.724, 9.4, 23.799)`
Decimal	`5394822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525186, 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 #525186	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525186 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #525186 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525186; }
.text { color: #525186; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525186; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 81 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525186, #6d5186); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #525186?: #525186 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525186?: The RGB value is 82, 81, 134: 82 red, 81 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525186?: The complementary color is #858651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525186?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.