Close to Medium Blue
#522FFD
#522FFD is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Blue. In RGB it’s made of 32.2% red, 18.4% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 250°, with 98% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #522FFD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
6.60:1 AABlack text on this color
3.18:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
6.60:1 AAThis color as text on black
3.18:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #522FFD as they’d see it.
#522FFD in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #522FFD
What color is #522FFD?
#522FFD is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Blue. In RGB it’s made of 32.2% red, 18.4% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 250°, with 98% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #522FFD in RGB?
#522FFD is rgb(82, 47, 253): 82 red, 47 green, and 253 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #522FFD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(68, 81, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #522FFD?
PANTONE Violet C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #522FFD?
Its complement #536400 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.