What color is #525C75?

#525C75 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525C75?

The RGB value is 82, 92, 117: 82 red, 92 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525C75?

The complementary color is #756B52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525C75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525C75 color

#525C75 rgb(82, 92, 117)

Shades of blue

The hex color #525C75 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 36.1% green and 45.9% blue (82, 92, 117).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#525C75 color codes

HEX	`#525C75`
RGB	`rgb(82, 92, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 36.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 30%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 21%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.13, 2.43, -15.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.13, 15.61, 278.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.517, 10.732, 18.344)`
Decimal	`5397621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525C75, 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 #525C75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#525C75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #525C75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525c75; }
.text { color: #525c75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525c75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 92 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525c75, #5a5275); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #525C75?: #525C75 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525C75?: The RGB value is 82, 92, 117: 82 red, 92 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525C75?: The complementary color is #756B52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525C75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.