Information about #52558B color

#52558B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#52558B falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(82, 85, 139) — 32.2% red, 33.3% green, 54.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 21 / 0 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #52558B reads as a softly balanced deep-sea blue and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Twilight (#4E518B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dusk (#4E5481) and Purple Navy (#4E5180).

In RGB terms — rgb(82, 85, 139) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.0:1. No one has named #52558B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#52558B color variations

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#52558B 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 #52558B

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

Twilight color link
Twilight

#4E518B

Dusk color link
Dusk

#4E5481

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Gigas color link
Gigas

#564786

Governor Bay color link
Governor Bay

#51559B

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Dusky Blue color link
Dusky Blue

#475F94

Victoria color link
Victoria

#534491

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

#52558B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#52558B
  • RGB82, 85, 139
  • CMYK22, 21, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(82, 85, 139)
  • HSL237°, 26%, 43%
  • HSL Precise236.842°, 25.792%, 43.333%
  • HSV237°, 41%, 55%
  • HSB237°, 41%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.322, 0.333, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.322, 0.333, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.322, 0.333, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID52558B
  • DECIMAL ID5395851
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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