What color is #525373?

#525373 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 #525373?

The RGB value is 82, 83, 115: 82 red, 83 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525373?

The complementary color is #737252, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525373?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525373 color

#525373 rgb(82, 83, 115)

Shades of blue

The hex color #525373 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 32.5% green and 45.1% blue (82, 83, 115).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#525373 color codes

HEX	`#525373`
RGB	`rgb(82, 83, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 32.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 29%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 28%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.4, 7.53, -18.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.4, 19.85, 292.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.667, 9.218, 17.486)`
Decimal	`5395315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525373, 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 #525373	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525373 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #525373 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525373; }
.text { color: #525373; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525373; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 83 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525373, #625273); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #525373?: #525373 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 #525373?: The RGB value is 82, 83, 115: 82 red, 83 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525373?: The complementary color is #737252, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525373?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.