What color is #5282B4?

#5282B4 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Fisher King. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5282B4?

The RGB value is 82, 130, 180: 82 red, 130 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5282B4?

The complementary color is #B48452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5282B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5282B4 color

#5282B4 rgb(82, 130, 180)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5282B4 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 51% green and 70.6% blue (82, 130, 180).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 40% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Fisher King (#5182B9), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#5282B4 color codes

HEX	`#5282B4`
RGB	`rgb(82, 130, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 51%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 40%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 54%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 28%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.01, -1.56, -31.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.01, 31.35, 267.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.698, 21.053, 46.197)`
Decimal	`5407412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5282B4, 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 #5282B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5282B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #5282B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5282b4; }
.text { color: #5282b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5282b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 130 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5282b4, #5352b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5282B4?: #5282B4 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Fisher King. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5282B4?: The RGB value is 82, 130, 180: 82 red, 130 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5282B4?: The complementary color is #B48452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5282B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.