Information about #525280 color

#525280 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#525280 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(82, 82, 128) — 32.2% red, 32.2% green, 50.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 18 / 0 / 50. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #525280 reads as a softly toned classic blue and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Purple Navy (#4E5180). Slightly further away sit Dusk (#4E5481) and Hendrix (#4C567C).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(82, 82, 128)), which gives #525280 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #525280: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#525280 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#525280 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #525280

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Dusk color link
Dusk

#4E5481

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Twilight color link
Twilight

#4E518B

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Gigas color link
Gigas

#564786

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Safflower color link
Safflower

#5A4F74

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

Cyber Grape color link
Cyber Grape

#58427C

Fascinator color link
Fascinator

#4F4081

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#525280
  • RGB82, 82, 128
  • CMYK18, 18, 0, 50
  • CSSrgb(82, 82, 128)
  • HSL240°, 22%, 41%
  • HSL Precise240°, 21.905%, 41.176%
  • HSV240°, 36%, 50%
  • HSB240°, 36%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • GLSLvec3(0.322, 0.322, 0.502)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.322, 0.322, 0.502, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.322, 0.322, 0.502)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID525280
  • DECIMAL ID5395072
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01