#525972#525972
#525972 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.042 H 272.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #525972 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 89, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 16%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 28%, 45%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.1%, 21.9%, 0%, 55.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.12, 3.48, -15.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.12, 15.51, 282.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.77% 0.0018 -0.0415) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.77% 0.042 272.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.0885, 10.1532, 17.3446) |
| Luminance | 0.1015 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 6.15
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 8.51
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 8.72
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 9.65
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 10.12
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 10.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#525972 #726B52
analogous
#526972 #525972 #5B5272
triadic
#525972 #725259 #597252
tetradic
#525972 #725269 #726B52 #52725B
square
#525972 #725269 #726B52 #52725B
split-complementary
#525972 #725B52 #697252
monochromatic
#1F212B #383D4E #525972 #6C7595 #9096AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.93
#525972 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.03
#525972 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #525972
6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##525972 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##525972 | 1.00 | 6.93 | 3.03 | 6.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#525B73
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4F5971
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4A5E61
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #525972; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 89, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.042 272.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83879a',
500: '#525972',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #525972; $custom-light: #83879a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#525972",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 89,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.875,
"s": 16.327,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46774,
"c": 0.04158,
"h": 272.5
},
"luminance": 0.10154
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#525972
secondary
#9D9783
accent
#A96FB9
background
#F8F8F9
surface
#EFEFF2
border
#CACACC
text
#0A0B0E
muted
#7C7C7E