#525970#525970

#525970 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.038 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#525970
RGB	rgb(82, 89, 112)
HSL	hsl(226, 15%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(226, 27%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 20.5%, 0%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.04, 2.94, -14.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.04, 14.31, 281.86°)
OKLab	oklab(46.69% 0.0011 -0.0384)
OKLCH	oklch(46.69% 0.038 271.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.9759, 10.1082, 16.7516)
Luminance	0.1011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#525970 #706952

analogous

#526870 #525970 #5A5270

triadic

#525970 #705259 #597052

tetradic

#525970 #705268 #706952 #52705A

square

#525970 #705268 #706952 #52705A

split-complementary

#525970 #705A52 #687052

monochromatic

#1E2129 #383D4D #525970 #6C7593 #8F96AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#525970 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#525970 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #525970

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##525970	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##525970	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525B71

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50586F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A5D61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #525970;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 89, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.038 271.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838799',
    500: '#525970',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #525970;
$custom-light: #838799;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#525970",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226,
    "s": 15.464,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46685,
    "c": 0.03843,
    "h": 271.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10108
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#525970

secondary

#9B9583

accent

#A770B8

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFEFF2

border

#CACACC

text

#0A0B0D

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #525970

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

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