What color is #5273D3?

#5273D3 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Skies of Cyberspace. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5273D3?

The RGB value is 82, 115, 211: 82 red, 115 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5273D3?

The complementary color is #D3B252, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5273D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5273D3 color

#5273D3 rgb(82, 115, 211)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5273D3 is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 45.1% green and 82.7% blue (82, 115, 211).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 59% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Skies of Cyberspace (#4477DD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#5273D3 color codes

HEX	`#5273D3`
RGB	`rgb(82, 115, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 45.1%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 59%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 61%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 45%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.4, 17.8, -53.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.4, 56.05, 288.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.364, 18.757, 64.11)`
Decimal	`5403603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5273D3, 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 #5273D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5273D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	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 #5273D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5273d3; }
.text { color: #5273d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5273d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 115 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5273d3, #7152d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5273D3?: #5273D3 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Skies of Cyberspace. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5273D3?: The RGB value is 82, 115, 211: 82 red, 115 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5273D3?: The complementary color is #D3B252, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5273D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.