What color is #525679?

#525679 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525679?

The RGB value is 82, 86, 121: 82 red, 86 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525679?

The complementary color is #797552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525679?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525679 color

#525679 rgb(82, 86, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #525679 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 33.7% green and 47.5% blue (82, 86, 121).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#525679 color codes

HEX	`#525679`
RGB	`rgb(82, 86, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 33.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 32%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 29%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.53, 7.3, -20.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.53, 21.59, 289.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.258, 9.83, 19.442)`
Decimal	`5396089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525679, 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 #525679	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525679 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #525679 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525679; }
.text { color: #525679; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525679; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 86 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525679, #625279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #525679?: #525679 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525679?: The RGB value is 82, 86, 121: 82 red, 86 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525679?: The complementary color is #797552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525679?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.