What color is #52567F?

#52567F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52567F?

The RGB value is 82, 86, 127: 82 red, 86 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52567F?

The complementary color is #7F7B52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52567F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52567F color

#52567F rgb(82, 86, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #52567F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 33.7% green and 49.8% blue (82, 86, 127).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Dusk (#4E5481), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#52567F color codes

HEX	`#52567F`
RGB	`rgb(82, 86, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 33.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 35%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 32%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.81, 9.02, -23.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.81, 25.25, 290.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.637, 9.981, 21.441)`
Decimal	`5396095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52567F, 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 #52567F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52567F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #52567F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52567f; }
.text { color: #52567f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52567f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 86 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52567f, #64527f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #52567F?: #52567F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52567F?: The RGB value is 82, 86, 127: 82 red, 86 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52567F?: The complementary color is #7F7B52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52567F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.