What color is #525F7E?

#525F7E 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 #525F7E?

The RGB value is 82, 95, 126: 82 red, 95 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525F7E?

The complementary color is #7E7152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525F7E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525F7E color

#525F7E rgb(82, 95, 126)

Shades of blue

The hex color #525F7E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 37.3% green and 49.4% blue (82, 95, 126).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#525F7E color codes

HEX	`#525F7E`
RGB	`rgb(82, 95, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 37.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 25%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.38, 3.09, -18.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.38, 19.23, 279.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.337, 11.484, 21.354)`
Decimal	`5398398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525F7E, 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 #525F7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#525F7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #525F7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525f7e; }
.text { color: #525f7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525f7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 95 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525f7e, #5b527e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #525F7E?: #525F7E 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 #525F7E?: The RGB value is 82, 95, 126: 82 red, 95 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525F7E?: The complementary color is #7E7152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525F7E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.