What color is #526581?

#526581 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #526581?

The RGB value is 82, 101, 129: 82 red, 101 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #526581?

The complementary color is #816E52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #526581?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#526581 color

#526581 rgb(82, 101, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #526581 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 39.6% green and 50.6% blue (82, 101, 129).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#526581 color codes

HEX	`#526581`
RGB	`rgb(82, 101, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 39.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 36%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 22%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.29, 0.26, -17.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.29, 17.88, 270.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.095, 12.686, 22.576)`
Decimal	`5399937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #526581, 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 #526581	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#526581 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #526581 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #526581; }
.text { color: #526581; }
.border { border: 2px solid #526581; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 101 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #526581, #565281); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #526581?: #526581 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #526581?: The RGB value is 82, 101, 129: 82 red, 101 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #526581?: The complementary color is #816E52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #526581?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.