#525C8D#525C8D
#525C8D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.080 H 274.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #525C8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 92, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 26%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(230, 42%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.8%, 34.8%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.20, 9.39, -28.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.20, 29.88, 288.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.79% 0.006 -0.0795) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.79% 0.08 274.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1131, 11.3707, 26.7506) |
| Luminance | 0.1137 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 3.19
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 3.89
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 3.92
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.71
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 8.23
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 8.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#525C8D #8D8352
analogous
#52798D #525C8D #65528D
triadic
#525C8D #8D525C #5C8D52
tetradic
#525C8D #8D5279 #8D8352 #528D65
square
#525C8D #8D5279 #8D8352 #528D65
split-complementary
#525C8D #8D6552 #798D52
monochromatic
#252A40 #3B4366 #525C8D #707AAC #979EC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.41
#525C8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.27
#525C8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #525C8D
6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##525C8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##525C8D | 1.00 | 6.41 | 3.27 | 6.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B618F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#475C8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3F666E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #525c8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 92, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.080 274.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#858aae',
500: '#525c8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #525c8d; $custom-light: #858aae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#525c8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 92,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 229.831,
"s": 26.457,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48788,
"c": 0.07972,
"h": 274.3
},
"luminance": 0.11371
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#525C8D
secondary
#AFA98B
accent
#B365C3
background
#F8F8FA
surface
#EFF0F4
border
#CACBCE
text
#0B0B10
muted
#7C7C7F