#524e62

Color #524e62

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.56 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#524e62

RGB

rgb(82, 78, 98)

HSL

hsl(252, 11.4%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 20.4%, 38.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.3%, 20.4%, 0%, 61.6%)

LAB

lab(34.24, 6.23, -11.04)

LCH

lch(34.24, 12.68, 299.44)

OKLCH

oklch(43.6%, 0.0329, 294.23)

HWB

hwb(252, 30.6%, 61.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e624e

Analogous

#4e5462

#524e62

#5c4e62

Triadic

#524e62

#62524e

#4e6252

Split-complementary

#524e62

#625c4e

#54624e

Tetradic

#524e62

#624e5e

#5e624e

#4e6252

Square

#524e62

#624e54

#5e624e

#4e625c

Shades

Color #524e62 mixed toward black.

#444152

#373441

#292731

#1b1a21

#0e0d10

Tints

Color #524e62 mixed toward white.

#6c6781

#88839c

#a6a2b5

#c4c1ce

#e1e0e6

Tones

Color #524e62 mixed toward gray.

#535060

#54515f

#55535d

#56555b

#57565a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.62:1

White text reads better on this background (8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#50505e · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#51515d · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#525a59 · ΔE 14.3

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 10.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #524e62;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#524e62]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#524e62 (#524e62) is rgb(82, 78, 98) in RGB.

No, #524e62 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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