Information about #52688E color

#52688E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#52688E falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(82, 104, 142) — 32.2% red, 40.8% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 15 / 0 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #52688E reads as a softly balanced azure and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Quantum Leap (#4F698B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Waratah (#55698B) and Breakwater (#536893).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(82, 104, 142)), which gives #52688E its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #52688E: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #52688E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#52688E color variations

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

#52688E 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 #52688E

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

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

Breakwater color link
Breakwater

#536893

Kashmir Blue color link
Kashmir Blue

#576D8E

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Waikawa Grey color link
Waikawa Grey

#5B6E91

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Dusky Blue color link
Dusky Blue

#475F94

San Marino color link
San Marino

#4E6C9D

Queen Blue color link
Queen Blue

#436B95

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#52688E
  • RGB82, 104, 142
  • CMYK24, 15, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(82, 104, 142)
  • HSL218°, 27%, 44%
  • HSL Precise218°, 26.786%, 43.922%
  • HSV218°, 42%, 56%
  • HSB218°, 42%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.322, 0.408, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.322, 0.408, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.322, 0.408, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID52688E
  • DECIMAL ID5400718
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01