What color is #525372?

#525372 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525372?

The RGB value is 82, 83, 114: 82 red, 83 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525372?

The complementary color is #727152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525372?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525372 color

#525372 rgb(82, 83, 114)

Shades of blue

The hex color #525372 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 32.5% green and 44.7% blue (82, 83, 114).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#525372 color codes

HEX	`#525372`
RGB	`rgb(82, 83, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 32.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 28%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 27%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.36, 7.25, -17.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.36, 19.23, 292.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.609, 9.195, 17.185)`
Decimal	`5395314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525372, 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 #525372	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525372 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #525372 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525372; }
.text { color: #525372; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525372; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 83 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525372, #615272); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #525372?: #525372 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525372?: The RGB value is 82, 83, 114: 82 red, 83 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525372?: The complementary color is #727152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525372?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.