Information about #052542 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A maximally vivid azure, #052542 carries a shadowy depth. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dallas Cowboys Blue (#041E42). Nearby in the Register you will also find Titans Navy (#0C2340) and Oxford Blue (#002147).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(5, 37, 66)), which gives #052542 its character. If you plan to put text on a #052542 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 15.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.3:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:74) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #052542 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#052542 color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#052542 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#052542 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#052542 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#052542 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#052542 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #052542 color
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Nearest named colors to #052542
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#041E42
#0C2340
#002147
#00203C
#0C2C47
#001C3D
#002D39
#072F37
#0A2351
#03163C
#122B4A
#01153E
#052542 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#052542
- RGB5, 37, 66
- CMYK24, 11, 0, 74
- CSSrgb(5, 37, 66)
- HSL209°, 86%, 14%
- HSL Precise208.525°, 85.915%, 13.922%
- HSV209°, 92%, 26%
- HSB209°, 92%, 26%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.020
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.145
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
- GLSLvec3(0.020, 0.145, 0.259)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.020, 0.145, 0.259, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.020, 0.145, 0.259)
- Percentage of Red in RGB2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB14.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID052542
- DECIMAL ID337218
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
