What color is #52587F?

#52587F 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 #52587F?

The RGB value is 82, 88, 127: 82 red, 88 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52587F?

The complementary color is #7F7952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52587F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52587F color

#52587F rgb(82, 88, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #52587F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 34.5% green and 49.8% blue (82, 88, 127).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#52587F color codes

HEX	`#52587F`
RGB	`rgb(82, 88, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 34.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 35%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 31%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.38, 7.75, -22.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.38, 23.98, 288.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.799, 10.305, 21.495)`
Decimal	`5396607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52587F, 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 #52587F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#52587F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #52587F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52587f; }
.text { color: #52587f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52587f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 88 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52587f, #62527f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #52587F?: #52587F 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 #52587F?: The RGB value is 82, 88, 127: 82 red, 88 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52587F?: The complementary color is #7F7952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52587F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.