#52506C#52506C

#52506C is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.046 H 287.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#52506C
RGB	rgb(82, 80, 108)
HSL	hsl(244, 15%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(244, 26%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.1%, 25.9%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.23, 7.54, -15.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.23, 17.51, 295.49°)
OKLab	oklab(44.45% 0.0138 -0.0435)
OKLCH	oklch(44.45% 0.046 287.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.0545, 8.6137, 15.3700)
Luminance	0.0861 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#52506C #6A6C50

analogous

#505C6C #52506C #60506C

triadic

#52506C #6C5250 #506C52

tetradic

#52506C #6C505C #6A6C50 #506C60

square

#52506C #6C505C #6A6C50 #506C60

split-complementary

#52506C #6C6050 #5C6C50

monochromatic

#1D1C26 #373649 #52506C #6D6A8F #8E8CAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.71

#52506C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#52506C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #52506C

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##52506C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##52506C	1.00	7.71	2.72	7.71
#FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49546D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#49526B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C555A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #52506c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 80, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.046 287.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838196',
    500: '#52506c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #52506c;
$custom-light: #838196;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#52506c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.286,
    "s": 14.894,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44447,
    "c": 0.04561,
    "h": 287.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#52506C

secondary

#969880

accent

#B870B3

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEEF2

border

#CAC9CC

text

#0A0A0D

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #52506C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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