#525e87

Color #525e87

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.73 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 7.4

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#525e87

RGB

rgb(82, 94, 135)

HSL

hsl(226.4, 24.4%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.4, 39.3%, 52.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.3%, 30.4%, 0%, 47.1%)

LAB

lab(40.49, 6.33, -24.29)

LCH

lch(40.49, 25.1, 284.61)

OKLCH

oklch(48.9%, 0.0677, 271.18)

HWB

hwb(226.4, 32.2%, 47.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#877b52

Analogous

#527887

#525e87

#605287

Triadic

#525e87

#87525e

#5e8752

Split-complementary

#525e87

#876052

#788752

Tetradic

#525e87

#7b5287

#877b52

#5e8752

Square

#525e87

#875278

#877b52

#528760

Shades

Color #525e87 mixed toward black.

#444e70

#373f5a

#292f43

#1b1f2d

#0e1016

Tints

Color #525e87 mixed toward white.

#6775a3

#8590b5

#a4acc8

#c2c8da

#e1e3ed

Tones

Color #525e87 mixed toward gray.

#566082

#5b637e

#5f657a

#646875

#686a71

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.31:1

White text reads better on this background (6.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#57587f · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#57567c · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#537776 · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 16.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #525e87;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#525e87]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#525e87 (#525e87) is rgb(82, 94, 135) in RGB.

No, #525e87 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #525e87, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast